Diaporthe phaseolorum var. sojae
| Diaporthe phaseolorum var. sojae | |
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| Diaporthe phaseolorum var. sojae damage to soybean (Glycine max). | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Sordariomycetes |
| Order: | Diaporthales |
| Family: | Diaporthaceae |
| Genus: | Diaporthe |
| Species: | |
| Variety: | D. p. var. sojae |
| Trinomial name | |
| Diaporthe phaseolorum var. sojae (Lehman) Wehm., (1933) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Diaporthe sojae | |
Diaporthe phaseolorum var. sojae is a plant pathogen infecting soybean and peanut.
Diaporthe phaseolorum var. sojae is the perfect form of the causal pathogen of pod and stem blight of soybean. It is a fungal ascomycete that commonly infects seeds, pods, stems, and petioles. This pathogen is also found in its imperfect state, Phomopsis sojae. This is a common disease of most soybean growing regions in the United States. Losses result from losses in field stands, reductions in yield, and poor seed quality.