Biology:Taphrina maculans
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Short description: Species of fungus
| Taphrina maculans | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Taphrinomycetes |
| Order: | Taphrinales |
| Family: | Taphrinaceae |
| Genus: | Taphrina |
| Species: | T. maculans
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| Binomial name | |
| Taphrina maculans E.J.Butler (1911)
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Taphrina maculans is a fungal plant pathogen that is the causative agent of leaf blotch of turmeric plants. It has been reported from Bangladesh and India.[1] The fungus was first described scientifically by Irish mycologist Edwin John Butler in 1911.[2]
References
- ↑ Ravindran, P.N.; Babu, K. Nirmal; Sivaraman, Kandaswamy (2007). Turmeric: The genus Curcuma. CRC Press. ISBN 9781420006322. https://books.google.com/books?id=P2ykHQi6RvMC&pg=PA158.
- ↑ Butler, E.J. (1911). "The leaf spot of turmeric (Taphrina maculans sp. nov.)". Annales Mycologici 9: 36–39.
Wikidata ☰ Q10690891 entry
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