Papaver somniferum cv. Marathon
oilseed poppy
1 Related Pests
Dendryphion penicillatum
fungus
Brachycladium penicillatum, Crivellia papaveracea, Cucurbitaria papaveracea, Pleospora papaveracea, Helminthosporium papaveris, Alternaria penicillata
Europe: Italy, Germany, Poland
Not known to be in the US
Korea
2025-09-22
Dendryphion penicillatum infects poppy, causing leaf and stem necrosis, stunted growth, and pod blight. It can spread through infected seeds and contact with diseased plant tissues, with wet conditions and higher spore concentrations increasing disease severity.
Main: poppy
Yes
PLEOPA-2, PLEOPA-3, PLEOPA-4, PLEOPA-5, PLEOPA-6, PLEOPA-7
Seed transmission of this pathogen is well established and accepted.
PLEOPA-2, PLEOPA-3, PLEOPA-4, PLEOPA-5, PLEOPA-6, PLEOPA-7
Blotter paper
PLEOPA-2
This test has not been validated or standardized
chemical
PLEOPA-2
Seed treatment: Iprodione
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Nichole R. O’Neill, James C. Jennings, Bryan A. Bailey, and David F. Farr, Dendryphion penicillatum and Pleospora papaveracea, Destructive Seedborne Pathogens and Potential Mycoherbicides for Papaver somniferum. Phytopathology 90:691-698.
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5- Bryan A. Bailey, Patricia C. Apel-Birkhold, Nichole R. O’Neill,James Plaskowitz, Sharon Alavi, James C. Jennings, and James D. Anderson 2000. Evaluation of Infection Processes and Resulting Disease Caused by Dendryphion penicillatum and Pleospora papaveracea on Papaver somniferum. Phytopathology 90:699-709
Hyun, I.-H., Chang, S.-Y., Lee, M.Y., Kim, M.-K., and Choi, W. 2012. Seed-borne Brachycladium penicillatum Intercepted under Plant Quarantine Inspection in Korea. Mycobiology 40: 205-207.
O'Neill NR, Jennings JC, Bailey BA, Farr DF. Dendryphion penicillatum and Pleospora papaveracea, Destructive Seedborne Pathogens and Potential Mycoherbicides for Papaver somniferum. Phytopathology. 2000 Jul;90(7):691-8.
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