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(order Sphaeropsidales)
A form genus of fungi in which colourless conidia are produced in dark-coloured, flask-shaped pycnidia. The genus includes many important seed-borne plant pathogens, which cause, for example, various types of stem and root rot.
From: Phoma in A Dictionary of Plant Sciences »
Subjects: Plant Sciences and Forestry.
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