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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Taphrinomycetes |
| Order: | Taphrinales |
| Family: | Taphrinaceae |
| Genus: | Taphrina |
| Species: | T. deformans
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| Binomial name | |
| Taphrina deformans | |
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Taphrina deformans is a fungus and plant pathogen, and a causal agent[s] of peach leaf curl.[1] Peach trees infected with T. deformans will experience leaf puckering and distortion, acquiring a characteristic downward and inward curl. Leaves will also undergo chlorosis, turning a pale green or yellow, and later show a red or purple tint.[2] Fruit can either drop prematurely or show surface distortions.[3] Severe infection can also produce lesions on the flowers.[2] The host tree will experience defoliation if the leaves are badly diseased. If a seedling is severely infected, it may die.[4] Almond trees display similar symptoms.[2]
- ^ Peach leaf curl, Taphrina deformans Archived 2007-08-29 at the Wayback Machine at West Virginia University
- ^ a b c Fonseca, Álvaro; Rodrigues, Manuel (2011). "Taphrina Fries". The Yeasts (5th ed.). pp. 823–858. doi:10.1016/B978-0-444-52149-1.00073-2.
- ^ Peter, Kari (May 2017). "Disease of the Month: Peach Leaf Curl". PennState Extension. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
- ^ United States Department of Agriculture (1999). "Crop profile for peaches in California" (PDF). National Integrated Pest Management Database. Retrieved 11 December 2018.