Definition of Cercospora

1. Noun. Form genus of imperfect fungi that are leaf parasites with long slender spores.

Exact synonyms: Genus Cercospora
Generic synonyms: Fungus Genus
Group relationships: Dematiaceae, Family Dematiaceae
Member holonyms: Cercospora Kopkei, Yellow Spot Fungus

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cercospora

Cerberus
Cercidiphyllaceae
Cercidiphyllum
Cercidiphyllum japonicum
Cercidium
Cercidium floridum
Cercis
Cercis canadenis
Cercis occidentalis
Cercomonas
Cercopidae
Cercopithecoidea
Cercopithecus aethiops pygerythrus
Cercopithecus aethiops sabaeus
Cercopithecus talapoin
Cercospora
Cercospora kopkei
Cercosporella
Cerean
Cereans
Cerenkov
Cerenkov effect
Cerenkov radiation
Cererian
Ceres
Cereus
Cerinthian
Cerinthians
Cerithidea
Ceroxylon

Literary usage of Cercospora

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Report (1905)
"cercospora beticola Sacc. On Beta vulgaris, Ann Arbor, Battle Creek, MAC, cercospora cana Sacc. On Erigeron annuus and E. Canadense, June, August, Merrow. ..."

2. Fungous Diseases of Plants, with Chapters on Physiology, Culture Methods and by Benjamin Minge Duggar (1909)
"cercospora: OTHER SPECIES Parallel cultures on diverse culture media of a number of species on related hosts would be of special interest. ..."

3. A Manual of Diseases of Tropical Acacias in Australia, South-east Asia and India by Kenneth M. Old, Lee Su See, Jyoti K. Sharma, Zi Qing Yuan (2000)
"cercospora AND PSEUDOcercospora FOLIAR DISEASE Disease cercospora and Pseudocercospora foliar disease Causal organisms Two as yet un-named foliar pathogens ..."

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