Podosphaera salatai


Podosphaera salatai is a species of powdery mildew in the family Erysiphaceae. It is found in the Caucasus region, where it affects the species Prunus incana.

Description

The fungus forms white patches of mycelium on host leaves. It most often infects the leaf undersides and is often hidden by the leaf trichomes. Podosphaera ''salatai, like most Erysiphaceae, is highly host-specific and infects only one species of Prunus. There are a great many other species of powdery mildew on other species of Prunus''.

Taxonomy

Podosphaera salatai was described by V.P. Heluta, Uwe Braun and Gvritischvili in 2005 based off collections from Georgia.