Taphrina wiesneri

Taphrina wiesneri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Taphrinomycetes
Order: Taphrinales
Family: Taphrinaceae
Genus: Taphrina
Species:
T. wiesneri
Binomial name
Taphrina wiesneri
(Rathay) Mix

Taphrina wiesneri is a plant pathogen causing witch's broom, or plant gall formations, on cherry trees (Prunus & Cerasus spp). It is an important pest species of the ornamental cherry Cerasus X yedoensis in Japan.[1]

Life cycle

Komatsu et al. found that hyphae of T. wiesneri overwintered in symptomatic shoots of Cerasus × yedoensis. This is in contrast with the overwintering of other Taphrina species such as Taphrina deformans that over winter on leaf and twig surfaces before initiating infection.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Komatsu, M., Taniguchi, M., Matsushita, N., Takahashi, Y., & Hogetsu, T., (2010) Overwintering of Taphrina wiesneri within cherry shoots monitored with species-specific PCR. J Gen Plant Pathol Vol. 76, pp. 363–369


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