Ascochyta pisi
| Ascochyta pisi | |
|---|---|
| Ascochyta pisi on leaf and pod of pea | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Dothideomycetes |
| Order: | Pleosporales |
| Family: | Didymellaceae |
| Genus: | Ascochyta |
| Species: | A. pisi |
| Binomial name | |
| Ascochyta pisi Lib. (1830) | |
| Synonyms | |
Ascochyta pisi is a fungal plant pathogen that causes ascochyta blight on pea, causing lesions of stems, leaves, and pods. These same symptoms can also be caused by Ascochyta pinodes, and the two fungi are not easily distinguishable.