Drechslera gigantea explained

Drechslera gigantea is a plant pathogen that causes eyespot disease on many host plants. There are Poa pratensis turfgrass cultivars that are resistant to D. gigantea,^[1] although that resistance is not as effective when stressed. In 2020, multilocus sequencing identified this pathogen as a member of the genus Bipolaris and proposed D. gigantea be transferred to Bipolaris gigantea.^[2]

External links

• USDA ARS Fungal Database

Notes and References

1. Web site: "Helminthosporium" leaf, crown, and root diseases of turfgrasses - Report on Plant Disease No. 405. UIUC College of Agriculture, Consumer, and Environmental Sciences. May 1999.
2. Lane . Brett . Stricker . Kerry Bohl . Adhikari . Ashish . Ascunce . Marina S. . Clay . Keith . Flory . S. Luke . Smith . Matthew E. . Goss . Erica M. . Harmon . Philip F. . 2020-09-02 . Large-spored Drechslera gigantea is a Bipolaris species causing disease on the invasive grass Microstegium vimineum . Mycologia . en . 112 . 5 . 921–931 . 10.1080/00275514.2020.1781495 . 0027-5514.