Monilinia mali

TaxID: 254396

Basic Information

Monilinia mali

Blossom Blight / Monilia Leaf Blight

Monilinia mali is a fungal plant pathogen which causes brown rot blossom blight on pome and stone fruits. Infected blossoms turn brown, wilt, and die, while infected fruits develop soft brown lesions that expand until much of the fruit decays. Diseased fruits may dry into mummified fruits that remain attached to the tree or fall to the ground. The fungus survives between growing seasons in infected twigs and mummified fruits. Under moist and humid conditions, these tissues produce spores that infect blossoms and developing fruit. The disease can therefore spread during flowering and fruit maturation, leading to blossom death, fruit decay, and losses in orchard production.

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Taxonomic Information

Eukaryota

Ascomycota

Leotiomycetes

Helotiales

Sclerotiniaceae

Monilinia

mali

Undefined

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Host Plants (0 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

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Quarantine Status (1 records)

Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.

Country Status Year Added
Canada Quarantine pests —

Distribution (0 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

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Genomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

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Transcriptomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

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