Ascochyta hordei | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Dothideomycetes |
Order: | Pleosporales |
Family: | Didymellaceae |
Genus: | Ascochyta |
Species: | A. hordei
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Binomial name | |
Ascochyta hordei Hara, (1930)
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Ascochyta hordei is a plant pathogen that causes Ascochyta leaf spot on barley and wheat.[1]: 4 ALS of barley can also be caused by other Ascochyta including A. graminea, A. sorghi, and A. tritici. It is considered a minor disease.
Russia, the Ukraine, southern Byelorussia, North Ossetia, Albania, Japan, Mid Canterbury, New Zealand, and the mountains of North America.[1]: 4