Pyrenochaeta terrestris

Pyrenochaeta terrestris
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Phylum:	Ascomycota
Class:	Dothideomycetes
Subclass:	Pleosporomycetidae
Order:	Pleosporales
Family:	Incertae sedis
Genus:	Pyrenochaeta
Species:	P. terrestris
Binomial name
	Pyrenochaeta terrestris; (H.N. Hansen) Gorenz, J.C. Walker & Larson, (1948)
Synonyms
	Phoma terrestris H.N. Hansen, (1929)

Pyrenochaeta terrestris is a fungal plant pathogen that infects maize, sweet potatoes, and strawberries.^[1] This plant pathogen causes a disease in onion (Allium cepa) that is commonly called pink root.^[1] P. terrestris is also known to infect shallots, garlic, leeks, chives, cantaloupe, carrots, cauliflower, cowpea, cucumbers, eggplants, lima beans, millet, oats, peas, peppers, potatoes, spinach, sugarcane, and tomatoes.^[2]

^ ^a ^b Schwartz, Howard F; Mohan, S. Krishna, eds. (2016). "PART I: Infectious/Biotic Diseases". Compendium of Onion and Garlic Diseases and Pests, Second Edition. pp. 8–86. doi:10.1094/9780890545003.002. ISBN 978-0-89054-500-3.
^ Shere, A.F (1986). Vegetables diseases and their control (Second ed.). pp. 454–455.