Glomerella tucumanensis

Glomerella tucumanensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Fungi
Division:
Ascomycota
Class:
Sordariomycetes
Order:
Incertae sedis
Family:
Glomerellaceae
Genus:
Glomerella
Species:
G. tucumanensis
Binomial name
Glomerella tucumanensis
(Speg.) Arx & E.Müll. (1954)[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Colletotrichum falcatum Went (1893)
  • Physalospora tucumanensis Speg. (1896)
  • Colletotrichum metake Sacc. (1908)

Glomerella tucumanensis is a species of fungus in the family Glomerellaceae. It is a pathogen of sugarcane responsible for the disease known as red rot of sugarcane, this disease impacts sugarcane production in South and South-East Asia and has spread to 69 countries. It has been responsible for the elimination of many commercial varieties of sugarcane.[3][4]

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  3. ^ Viswanathan, R.; Rao, Govind P.; Solomon, S. (2021-12-01). "Measures to Minimize the Growing Menace of Red Rot of Sugarcane in Subtropical India". Sugar Tech. 23 (6): 1207–1210. doi:10.1007/s12355-021-01013-2. ISSN 0974-0740. S2CID 237906868.
  4. ^ Hossain, Md Imam; Ahmad, Khairulmazmi; Siddiqui, Yasmeen; Saad, Norsazilawati; Rahman, Ziaur; Haruna, Ahmed Osumanu; Bejo, Siti Khairunniza (2020). "Current and Prospective Strategies on Detecting and Managing Colletotrichumfalcatum Causing Red Rot of Sugarcane". Agronomy. 10 (9) (published 26 August 2020): 1253. doi:10.3390/agronomy10091253. ISSN 2073-4395.