Botrytis fabae
| Botrytis fabae | |
|---|---|
| Botrytis fabae infection on broad bean | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Leotiomycetes |
| Order: | Helotiales |
| Family: | Sclerotiniaceae |
| Genus: | Botrytis |
| Species: | B. fabae |
| Binomial name | |
| Botrytis fabae Sardiña (1929) | |
Botrytis fabae is a plant pathogen, a fungus that causes chocolate spot disease of broad or fava bean plants, Vicia faba. It was described scientifically by Mexican-born Galician microbiologist Juan Rodríguez Sardiña in 1929.