Peronospora digitalis. [Descriptions of Fungi and Bacteria].
Abstract A description is provided for Peronospora digitalis. Information is included on the disease caused by the organism, its transmission, geographical distribution, and hosts. HOSTS: Digitalis ferruginea, D. grandiflora (= D. ambigua), D. lutea, D. purpurea. DISEASE: Downy mildew of Digitalis species. Leaf lesions are hypophyllous, dark brown, spherical, initially 1-2 cm diam., eventually coalescing. GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION: Asia-Temperate: Azerbaijan, Republic of Georgia. Europe: Czechoslovakia, France, Germany, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, Romania, Switzerland, Ukraine, UK (England, Scotland, Wales). TRANSMISSION: By conidia dispersed by wind or rain-splash.