Diplocarpon mespili

Diplocarpon mespili
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Phylum:	Ascomycota
Class:	Leotiomycetes
Subclass:	Leotiomycetidae
Order:	Helotiales
Family:	Dermateaceae
Genus:	Diplocarpon
Species:	D. mespili
Binomial name
	Diplocarpon mespili; (Sorauer) B. Sutton, (1980)
Synonyms
	Diplocarpon maculatum (G.F. Atk.) Jørst., (1945); Diplocarpon soraueri (Kleb.) Nannf., (1932); Entomopeziza mespili (DC.) Höhn., (1920); Entomopeziza soraueri Kleb., (1918); Entomosporium maculatum Lév., (1857); Entomosporium mespili (DC.) Sacc., (1880); Fabraea maculata (Lév.) G.F. Atk., (1951); Stigmatea mespili Sorauer, (1878); Xyloma mespili DC., (1830)

Diplocarpon mespili is a pathogenic fungus which causes quince leaf blight, a leaf disease affecting chiefly common quince. It occurs in wet summers, causing severe leaf spotting and early defoliation, also affecting fruit to a lesser extent. It may also affect other Rosaceae such as hawthorn and medlar, but is typically less damaging than on quince.^[1]

References edit

^ "Quince leaf blight". Royal Horticultural Society. 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2016.

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[1] "Quince leaf blight". Royal Horticultural Society. 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2016.

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