Macrophomina phaseolina

Macrophomina phaseolina
Macrophomina phaseolina spores growing on Pinus
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Dothideomycetes
Order: Botryosphaeriales
Family: Botryosphaeriaceae
Genus: Macrophomina
Species:
M. phaseolina
Binomial name
Macrophomina phaseolina
(Tassi) Goid. (1947)
Synonyms
  • Botryodiplodia phaseoli (Maubl.) Thirum. (1953)
  • Dothiorella cajani (Syd., P.Syd. & E.J.Butler) Syd., P.Syd. & E.J.Butler (1925)
  • Dothiorella phaseoli (Maubl.) Petr. & Syd. (1927)
  • Dothiorella philippinensis (Petr.) Petr. (1927)
  • Fusicoccum cajani (Syd., P.Syd. & E.J.Butler) Samuels & B.B.Singh (1986)
  • Macrophoma cajani Syd., P.Syd. & E.J.Butler (1916)
  • Macrophoma corchori Sawada (1916)
  • Macrophoma phaseoli Maubl. (1905)
  • Macrophoma phaseolina Tassi(1901)
  • Macrophoma sesami Sawada (1922)
  • Macrophomina phaseoli (Maubl.) S.F.Ashby, (1927)
  • Macrophomina philippinensis Petr. (1923)
  • Rhizoctonia bataticola (Taubenh.) E.J.Butler, (1925)
  • Rhizoctonia lamellifera W.Small (1924)
  • Sclerotium bataticola Taubenh. (1913)
  • Tiarosporella phaseoli (Maubl.) Aa (1977)
  • Tiarosporella phaseolina (Tassi) Aa (1981)

Macrophomina phaseolina is a Botryosphaeriaceae plant pathogen fungus that causes damping off, seedling blight, collar rot, stem rot, charcoal rot, basal stem rot, and root rot on many plant species.