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Peronospora dianthicola

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Peronospora dianthicola
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Diaphoretickes
Clade: SAR
Clade: Stramenopiles
Phylum: Oomycota
Order: Peronosporales
Family: Peronosporaceae
Genus: Peronospora
Species:
P. dianthicola
Binomial name
Peronospora dianthicola
Barthelet, (1953)

Peronospora dianthicola is a plant pathogen. It causes downy mildew on leaves of carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus).[1][2] The disease is of minor importance, whether in commercial production or gardens. If necessary, it can be controlled by foliar sprays of fungicides.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Smith IM, Dunez J, Lelliott RA, Phillips DH, Archer SA, eds. (1988). European Handbook of Plant Diseases. Blackwell Scientific Publications. ISBN 978-0-632-01222-0.
  2. ^ Holliday P (2001). A Dictionary of Plant Pathology (2nd edition). Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-59458-5.
  3. ^ OEPP/EPPO (1998). Ornamental plants under protected cultivation. EPPO Standards PP2 Good Plant Protection Practice, no. 13. European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization.