Gibberella xylarioides
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Gibberella xylarioides (Fusarium xylarioides) is a species of fungus in the family Nectriaceae. It is the causative agent of coffee wilt disease (CWD). The disease caused a severe problem in several countries in West and East Africa during the 1940s and 1950s.[1] CWD was first seen in Coffea liberica.[2]
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Gibberella xylarioides | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Sordariomycetes |
Order: | Hypocreales |
Family: | Nectriaceae |
Genus: | Gibberella |
Species: | G. xylarioides |
Binomial name | |
Gibberella xylarioides R. Heim & Saccas, (1950) | |
Synonyms | |
Fusarium oxysporum f. xylarioides (Steyaert) Delassus, (1954) |
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