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Rhizoctonia leguminicola (black patch )
Rhizoctonia leguminicola
black patch
Slafractonia leguminicola
Canada
WV, KY, WI, GA, IL, DE
2021-04-27 16:16:07
fungus
Korea
Alfalfa, red clover
RHZLEG
Produces toxins that are poisonous to livestock. Pathogen and distribution Information from ARS GRIN and RHZLEG-3
1 Known Hosts
Medicago sativa
alfalfa
No
RHZLEG-2
Pathway not proven. Although a seed pathway has been indicated and seed certification was suggested as a valid management strategy, no research was presented. Seed is a pathway in red clover (RHZLEG-3) but this research on seed transmission did not include alfalfa.
None found
RHZLEG-2
RHZLEG-2
Rhodes, LH and Gerkin DK. 2016. Blackpatch. In, Compendium of Alfalfa Diseases and Pests, Third Edition. Samac, DA, Rhodes, LH and Lamp, WO, eds. The APS Press, St. Paul, MN, USA
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