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Type
fungi
Eppo code
SETOTU
Common names
Leaf Blight Of Maize,
Northern Leaf Blight Of Maize,
Leaf Blight Of Sorghum,
Northern Corn Leaf Blight
Description
Northern corn leaf blight (NCLB) or Turcicum leaf blight (TLB) is a foliar disease of corn (maize) caused by Exserohilum turcicum, the anamorph of the ascomycete Setosphaeria turcica. With its characteristic cigar-shaped lesions, this disease can cause significant yield loss in susceptible corn hybrids.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_corn_leaf_blight
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Fungi
Phylum: Ascomycota
Class: Dothideomycetes
Order: Pleosporales
Family: Pleosporaceae
Genus: Exserohilum
