Dothiorella dominicana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Dothideomycetes
Order: Botryosphaeriales
Family: Botryosphaeriaceae
Genus: Dothiorella
Species:
D. dominicana
Binomial name
Dothiorella dominicana
Petr. & Cif. (1930)

Dothiorella dominicana is a fungal plant pathogen that infects Mangifera indica, the mango tree.[1][2] In South Africa, it is known as blossom blight. Infection with D. dominicana causes rapid drying and partial or complete death of the inflorescense, and can also cause branch die-back.[2]

References

  1. "Taxon: Dothiorella dominicana". Agricultural Commodity Import Requirements. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services, USDA. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
  2. 1 2 Darvas, J.M. (1993). "DOTHIORELLA DOMINICANA, AN IMPORTANT MANGO PATHOGEN IN SOUTH AFRICA". Acta Horticulturae (341): 321–328. doi:10.17660/ActaHortic.1993.341.35. ISSN 0567-7572.


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