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Table 2 Top 10 fungal pathogens of plants [24]

From: Current challenges of research on filamentous fungi in relation to human welfare and a sustainable bio-economy: a white paper

Rank

Fungal pathogen

Affected plant(s)

Name

1

Pyricularia oryzae

Rice and wheat

Rice blast

2

Botrytis cinerea

>200

Grey mould

3

Puccinia spp.

Wheat

Rust

4

Fusarium graminearum

All cereals

Head blight

5

Fusarium oxysporum

Multiple

Vascular wilt

6

Blumeria graminis

Grasses

Powdery mildew

7

Zymoseptoria tritici

Wheat

Septoria blotch

8

Colletotrichum spp.

All crops

Spots and blights

9

Ustilago maydis

Corn

Corn smut

10

Melampsora lini

Flax

Flax rust