- Proposed
- 2Under Assessment
- 3Preliminary Assessed
- 4Assessed
- 5Published
Blumeria graminis (DC.) Speer
- Scientific name
- Blumeria graminis
- Author
- (DC.) Speer
- Common names
- IUCN Specialist Group
Cup-fungi, Truffles and Allies- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Phylum
- Ascomycota
- Class
- Leotiomycetes
- Order
- Erysiphales
- Family
- Erysiphaceae
- Assessment status
- Proposed
- Proposed by
- Oliver Ellingham
- Comments etc.
- Oliver Ellingham
Assessment Notes
Taxonomic notes
Formerly Erysiphe graminis. Since renamed Blumeria graminis.
Split below species level into 8 distinct ‘formae speceales’.
Why suggested for a Global Red List Assessment?
This species is common globally. It should be assessed and added to the database as a species of least concern.
Geographic range
Population and Trends
Population Trend: Improving
Habitat and Ecology
Grows readily on both wild and cultivated grasses; a particular problem on important agricultural grasses (wheat, barley, rye etc.).
Blumeria graminis disperses by scattering conidia and ascospores. It is biotrophic, and does not grow on synthetic media. Relatively cool and humid conditions are favourable for its growth. Its relatively great genetic variability enables it often to infect previously resistant plant varieties.
Threats
Threats come from human intervention: use of fungicides and fertilisers in order to prevent host infection and development of resistant plant species.
Conservation Actions
Numerous cultures of this species are regularly maintained in labs across the globe.
Research needed
Effects of newly integrated technologies for protection of economically important agricultural and horticultural host plants of phytopathogens.
Use and Trade
Bibliography
Bebber, Daniel P., Mark AT Ramotowski, and Sarah J. Gurr. “Crop pests and pathogens move polewards in a warming world.” Nature climate change 3.11 (2013): 985-988.
Braun, Uwe. “Taxonomic manual of Erysiphales (powdery mildews).” CBS Biodiversity series 11 (2012).
Ellingham, Oliver, John David, and Alastair Culham. “Powdery Mildew Identification.”
