Setosphaeria turcica

Setosphaeria turcica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Phylum: Ascomycota
Class: Dothideomycetes
Subclass: Pleosporomycetidae
Order: Pleosporales
Family: Pleosporaceae
Genus: Setosphaeria
Species: S. turcica
Binomial name
Setosphaeria turcica
(Luttr.) K.J. Leonard & Suggs, (1974)
Synonyms

Bipolaris turcica (Pass.) Shoemaker, (1959)
Drechslera turcica (Pass.) Subram. & B.L. Jain, (1966)
Exserohilum turcicum (Pass.) K.J. Leonard & Suggs, (1974)
Helminthosporium inconspicuum Cooke & Ellis, (1878)
Helminthosporium turcicum Pass., (1876)
Keissleriella turcica (Luttr.) Arx, Gen. (1970)
Luttrellia turcica (Pass.) Khokhr. [as 'Lutrellia'], (1978)
Trichometasphaeria turcica Luttr., (1958)

Setosphaeria turcica (anamorph Exserohilum turcicum; formerly known as Helminthosporium turcicum) is the causal agent of northern corn leaf blight in maize. It is a serious fungal disease prevalent in cooler climates and tropical highlands wherever corn is grown. It is characterized by large cigar shaped necrotic lesions that develop on the leaves due to the polyketide metabolite monocerin.

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