Zymoseptoria tritici, also known by the synonyms Septoria tritici and Mycosphaerella graminicola, is a filamentous ascomycete fungus in the family Mycosphaerellaceae. It is a wheat pathogen that causes septoria leaf blotch, a disease that is difficult to control because it has developed resistance to multiple fungicides, and it is today one of the most important diseases affecting wheat. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Zymoseptoria tritici, also known by the synonyms Septoria tritici and Mycosphaerella graminicola, is a filamentous ascomycete fungus in the family Mycosphaerellaceae.
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