Phyllachora pomigena

{{Short description|Species of fungus}}

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| image = Phyllachora pomigena.jpg

| image_alt = An apple afflicted by "Phyllachora pomigena" before and after cleaning

| image_caption = An apple afflicted by Phyllachora pomigena before and after cleaning

| genus = Phyllachora

| species = pomigena

| authority = (Schwein.) Sacc., (1883)

| synonyms =

Dothidea pomigena

Gloeodes pomigena

Leptothyrella mali

Marssonia coronariae

Marssonia mali

Marssonina mali

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Phyllachora pomigena is a plant pathogen responsible for Sooty blotch and flyspeck disease, a disease affecting apples and pears. It appears as a brown or black blotch ({{Convert|1/4|inch}} in diameter) on the fruit. Spots may coalesce to cover the entire fruit. During the summer these diseases develop during cool rainy weather, particularly in dense, unpruned trees with poor air circulation. Although unsightly, the fruit is still edible. The sooty blotch will wipe off of the fruit.{{Cite web | url=http://www.clemson.edu/extension/hgic/pests/plant_pests/trees/hgic2000.html#flyspeck | title=Home & Garden Information Center | Clemson Cooperative Extension | Clemson University, South Carolina}}