Venturia carpophila (almond scab)

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Title Symptoms Caption Peach with brown to black, velvety lesions caused by V. carpophila. Copyright Alan L. Jones	Symptoms	Peach with brown to black, velvety lesions caused by V. carpophila.	Alan L. Jones
Title Symptoms Caption Mature peach with brown to black scab lesions with yellow margins. Copyright Alan L. Jones	Symptoms	Mature peach with brown to black scab lesions with yellow margins.	Alan L. Jones
Title Symptoms Caption Black, depressed lesions on a peach twig caused by V. carpophila. Copyright Alan L. Jones	Symptoms	Black, depressed lesions on a peach twig caused by V. carpophila.	Alan L. Jones

Identity

Preferred Scientific Name

• Venturia carpophila E.Fisher

Preferred Common Name

• almond scab

Other Scientific Names

• Cladosporium carpophilum Thüm.
• Fusicladium amygdali Ducomet
• Fusicladium carpophilum (Thüm.) Oudem. [anamorph] (Thüm.) Oudem.
• Fusicladium pruni
• Megacladosporium carpophilum (Thüm.) Viennot-Bourgin

International Common Names

• English: black spot: peach; peach black spot; peach scab; scab: almond; scab: apricot; scab: peach; scab: plum; scab: stone fruit
• Spanish: moteado del melocotonero
• French: scab de l'amandier; scab du pecher; tavelure de l'abricotier; tavelure de l'amandier; tavelure du cerisier; tavelure du pecher; tavelure du prunier; tavelure noire du pecher

Local Common Names

• Germany: Schorf: Aprikose; Schorf: Mandel; Schorf: Pfirsich; Schorf: Pflaume; Schorf: Steinobst

EPPO code

• VENTCA (Venturia carpophila)

Taxonomic Tree

• Domain: Eukaryota
•     Kingdom: Fungi
•         Phylum: Ascomycota
•             Subphylum: Pezizomycotina
•                 Class: Dothideomycetes
•                     Subclass: Pleosporomycetidae
•                         Order: Pleosporales
•                             Family: Venturiaceae
•                                 Genus: Venturia
•                                     Species: Venturia carpophila

Distribution Table

The distribution in this summary table is based on all the information available. When several references are cited, they may give conflicting information on the status. Further details may be available for individual references in the Distribution Table Details section which can be selected by going to Generate Report.

Host plants/Plants Affected

List of Symptoms

References

Beck A, Ritschel A, Schubert K, Braun U, Triebel D, 2005. Phylogenetic relationships of the anamorphic genus Fusicladium s. lat. as inferred by ITS nrDNA data. Mycological Progress, 4:111-116.

Braun U, Ritschel A, Schubert K, 2002. (1536) Proposal to conserve the generic name Fusicladium against Spilocaea (Hyphomycetes). Taxon, 51:557.

Connell JH, 2002. Leading edge of plant protection for almond. HortTechnology [Proceedings of the workshop 'Leading edge of plant protection for walnut, almond, pecan, hazel and pistachio production', presented at ASHS-2001, Sacramento, California, USA, 22-25 July, 2002.], 12(4):619-622.

Diekmann M, Putter CAJ, 1996. FAO/IPGRI Technical Guidelines for the Safe Movement of Germplasm. No. 16. Stone fruits. Rome, Italy: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 111 pp. http://www.cabicompendium.org/cpc/aspects.asp?

Nadia Ashraf, Bhat MY, Wani AH, Koka JA, Shazia Parveen, 2016. Diversity of foliicolous fungi on peach (Prunus persica) from Kashmir Valley of India. Indian Phytopathology, 69(3):294-297. http://epubs.icar.org.in/ejournal/index.php/IPPJ/article/view/60160/24994

Schubert K, Ritschel A, Braun U, 2003. A monograph of Fusicladium s. lat. (Hyphomycetes). Schlechtendalia, 9:1-132.

Sivanesan A, 1974. Venturia carpophila. [Descriptions of Fungi and Bacteria]. IMI Descriptions of Fungi and Bacteria, No. 41. Wallingford, UK: CAB International, Sheet 402.

Distribution Maps

• = Present, no further details
• = Evidence of pathogen
• = Widespread
• = Last reported
• = Localised
• = Presence unconfirmed
• = Confined and subject to quarantine
• = See regional map for distribution within the country
• = Occasional or few reports

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