HPIPM:Cercospora Leaf Spot

Author: Howard F. Schwartz

Taxonomy

Domain	Eukarya
Kingdom	Fungi
Phylum	Ascomycota
Subphylum	Pezizomycotina
Class	Dothideomycetes
Subclass	Dothideomycetidae
Order	Mycosphaerellales
Family	Mycosphaerellaceae
Genus	Cercospora

Scientific Name

Cercospora carotae

Common Name

carrot leaf blight

Cercospora carotae): gray to dark brown spots, especially on younger leaves, which may girdle the petiole and cause leaf death. Other controls include crop rotation, old crop removal and irrigation management.

Chemical Control

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