Boeremia linicola

Boeremia linicola
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Dothideomycetes
Order: Pleosporales
Family: Didymellaceae
Genus: Boeremia
Species:
B. linicola
Binomial name
Boeremia linicola
(Naumov & Vassiljevsky) Jayaward., Jayasiri & K.D.Hyde
Synonyms[1]
  • Ascochyta linicola Naumov & Vassiljevsky
  • Boeremia exigua var. linicola (Naumov & Vassiljevsky) Aveskamp, Gruyter & Verkley
  • Phoma exigua f.sp. linicola Malc. & E.G.Gray
  • Phoma exigua var. linicola (Naumov & Vassiljevsky) P.W.T.Maas
  • Phoma linicola Naumov

Boeremia linicola is a fungal plant pathogen that affects flax.

The disease is passed on in the seed. The effects are more pronounced after the plant has flowered. Brown discolorations can be seen with small black dots, the pycnidia, where the spores are formed. The disease severely impacts the fiber quality.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Boeremia linicola (Naumov & Vassiljevsky) Jayaward., Jayasiri & K.D.Hyde". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 31 March 2026.
  2. ↑ Teetlhandleiding vezelvlas schimmelziekten (in Dutch)