Septoria
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{{Taxobox | name = ''Septoria''
| regnum = [[Fungi]]
| divisio = [[Ascomycota]]
| familia = [[Mycosphaerellaceae]]
| genus = '''''Septoria'''''
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision = See text.
}}
'''Septoria''' are ''[[Ascomycete]]'' fungi that causes numerous [[leaf spot]] diseases on [[field crop]]s, [[Fodder|forages]] and many [[vegetable]]s, and is responsible for yield losses.
[[Septoria tritici blotch (wheat)|Septoria leaf blotch]] is a [[Fungus|fungal]] disease due to ''[[Septoria tritici]]'', anamorph ''Mycosphaerella graminicola'', that affects wheat and occasionally other grasses including barley. It is the major disease of wheat in the UK.
''Septoria apiicola'' is the cause of late blight of celery. it is characterized by the production of conidia within pycnidia. The symptoms include chlorotic spots that turn brown and necrotic. ''Septoria apiicola'' can survive on seeds.
Several species of [[Passiflora | passion flower]] are infected by several species of ''Septoria'', and a fungus, which has been going by the name ''Septoria passiflorae'' but which is probably an undescribed species, has been used to control the [[invasive species|invasive]] ''[[Passiflora tarminiana]]'' in Hawai'i.<ref>{{cite journal | last =Landcare Research | title = Infidelity Ends Hopes of a Passion-Filled Relationship | journal = What's new in biological control of weeds? | volume = 34 | date = 2005 | url = http://www.landcareresearch.co.nz/publications/newsletters/weeds/wtsnew34.pdf | accessdate = 2007-08-18 }}</ref>
== References ==
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==External links==
*[http://www.glfc.cfs.nrcan.gc.ca/treedisease/septoria_leaf_spot_and_canker_e.html Canadian Forest Service Article on Septoria]
[[Category:Plant pathogens and diseases]]
[[Category:Ascomycota]]
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