Fusicladium levieri, a fungal parasite of persimmon, found in Indiana. From: Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science | Date: December 30, 2003| Author: Braun, Uwe; Ruhl, Gail; Scholler, Markus | COPYRIGHT 2003 Indiana Academy of Science. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

ABSTRACT. The parasitic microfungus Fusicladium levieri Magnus (anamorphic Ascomycota) was found for the first time in Indiana on Diospyros virginiana L. (American Persimmon). The species has been insufficiently described so far. Therefore, disease symptoms and morphological features are described in detail.

Keywords: Persimmon, Fusicladium levieri, fungus, Indiana

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