Elsinoë australis

Elsinoë australis is a fungal plant pathogen that causes sweet orange scab. The disease only attacks the fruit of citrus trees, causing the formation of pustules and lesions on the skin of the fruit. The spores of the fungus are spread from tree to tree by rain splash. It can be controlled by the use of various fungicides including strobulins and thiophanate methyl.[1]

Elsinoë australis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Fungi
Phylum:
Ascomycota
Class:
Dothideomycetes
Subclass:
Dothideomycetidae
Order:
Myriangiales
Family:
Elsinoaceae
Genus:
Elsinoë
Species:
E. australis
Binomial name
Elsinoë australis
Bitanc. & Jenkins, (1936)
Synonyms

Sphaceloma australis Bitanc. & Jenkins, (1936)
Sphaceloma fawcettii var. viscosa Jenkins, (1933)v

References
  1. Chung, K. R.; Timmer, L. W. (November 2005). "Citrus Diseases Exotic to Florida: Sweet Orange Scab (SOS)". University of Florida. Archived from the original on 2007-11-12. Retrieved 2008-08-01.


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