Biology:Mucor piriformis
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Short description: Species of fungus
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| Species: | Mucor piriformis
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| Mucor piriformis Scop., (1772)
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Mucor piriformis is a plant pathogen that causes a soft rot of several fruits known as Mucor rot.[2] Infection of its host fruits, such as apples and pears, takes place post-harvest.[3] The fungi can also infect citrus fruits.[3]
References
- ↑ Lee, Soo Chan; Idmurm, Alexander (2018). "8. Fungal sex: The Mucoromycota". in Heitman, Joseph; Howlett, Barbara J.; Crous, Pedro W. et al. (in en). The Fungal Kingdom. Wiley. p. 181. ISBN 978-1-55581-958-3. https://books.google.com/books?id=VILwDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA181.
- ↑ "Apple and Pear Disease - Mucor Rot" (in en). https://extension.psu.edu/apple-and-pear-disease-mucor-rot.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Saito, S.; Michailides, T. J.; Xiao, C. L. (2016-02-01). "Mucor Rot—An Emerging Postharvest Disease of Mandarin Fruit Caused by Mucor piriformis and other Mucor spp. in California". Plant Disease 100 (6): 1054–1063. doi:10.1094/PDIS-10-15-1173-RE. ISSN 0191-2917. PMID 30682278.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q6931252 entry
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