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Peronospora valerianellae

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Peronospora valerianellae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Diaphoretickes
Clade: SAR
Clade: Stramenopiles
Phylum: Oomycota
Order: Peronosporales
Family: Peronosporaceae
Genus: Peronospora
Species:
P. valerianellae
Binomial name
Peronospora valerianellae
Fuckel, (1888)

Peronospora valerianellae is a plant pathogen. It causes downy mildew on leaves of lamb's lettuce Valerianella locusta, which is widely grown as a salad plant in several European countries (for example France and Germany). It is transmitted by seed-borne oospores, and is controlled by fungicide sprays of the foliage.[1][2]

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.