Venturia

Venturia Sacc., Syll. fung. (Abellini) 1: 586 (1882) Background The genus Venturia was introduced by Saccardo (1882), for V. inaequalis (Cooke) G. Winter. Most of the species in this genus are notable plant pathogens, e.g. apple scab (V. inaequalis), pear scab (V. pyrina Aderh.), poplar shoot blight...