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Pseudopezicula tracheiphila

The harmful fungus Pseudopezicula tracheiphila (formerly Pseudopeziza tracheiphila) causes the grapevine disease red burner; see there.

The vine disease red blight is named after the typical symptom of scorched or burnt-looking spots on the leaves of the vine. In contrast to the "four great plagues" introduced from America (powdery and downy mildew, phylloxera, black rot), this pest has existed in Europe for a long time.

Cause

The fungal disease is caused by the parasitic fungus Pseudopezicula tracheiphila (formerly Pseudopeziza tracheiphila), which attacks the vines and was discovered in 1903 by the Swiss viticulture expert Hermann Müller-Thurgau (1850-1927). Until then, nutrient deficiencies were suspected.

Symptoms

The fungus occurs mainly in dry, warm areas on stony and humus-poor soils after prolonged rainfall. It overwinters on withered leaves on...

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