Peronospora
E741537
Peronospora is a genus of water molds known for causing downy mildew diseases on a wide range of plants.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Peronospora canonical | 1 |
| Peronospora destructor | 1 |
| Peronospora farinosa | 1 |
| Peronospora manshurica | 1 |
| Peronospora sparsa | 1 |
| Peronospora tabacina | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8355220 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Peronospora Context triple: [Peronosporaceae, typeGenus, Peronospora]
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A.
Pseudoperonospora
Pseudoperonospora is a genus of water mold pathogens known for causing downy mildew diseases on various plants, including important agricultural crops.
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B.
Plasmopara
Plasmopara is a genus of water mold pathogens best known for causing downy mildew diseases on various plants, including grapes and other crops.
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C.
Hyaloperonospora
Hyaloperonospora is a genus of oomycete plant pathogens best known for causing downy mildew diseases on various cruciferous and other host plants.
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D.
Sclerospora
Sclerospora is a genus of oomycete plant pathogens best known for causing downy mildew diseases in grasses and cereal crops.
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E.
Peronosporaceae
Peronosporaceae is a family of water molds that includes many important plant pathogens responsible for downy mildews and destructive crop diseases.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Peronospora Target entity description: Peronospora is a genus of water molds known for causing downy mildew diseases on a wide range of plants.
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A.
Pseudoperonospora
Pseudoperonospora is a genus of water mold pathogens known for causing downy mildew diseases on various plants, including important agricultural crops.
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B.
Plasmopara
Plasmopara is a genus of water mold pathogens best known for causing downy mildew diseases on various plants, including grapes and other crops.
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C.
Hyaloperonospora
Hyaloperonospora is a genus of oomycete plant pathogens best known for causing downy mildew diseases on various cruciferous and other host plants.
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D.
Sclerospora
Sclerospora is a genus of oomycete plant pathogens best known for causing downy mildew diseases in grasses and cereal crops.
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E.
Peronosporaceae
Peronosporaceae is a family of water molds that includes many important plant pathogens responsible for downy mildews and destructive crop diseases.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
genus
ⓘ
oomycete genus ⓘ |
| affects |
angiosperms
ⓘ
dicotyledonous plants ⓘ ornamental plants ⓘ vegetable crops ⓘ wild plants ⓘ |
| causes | downy mildew ⓘ |
| controlMethod |
crop rotation
ⓘ
fungicide application ⓘ resistant cultivars ⓘ sanitation of plant debris ⓘ |
| diseaseType | foliar disease ⓘ |
| domain |
Eukaryota
ⓘ
linked to:
Eukarya
|
| family | Peronosporaceae ⓘ |
| habitat |
leaf surfaces
ⓘ
plant epidermal tissue ⓘ |
| includesSpecies |
Peronospora destructor
ⓘ
linked to:
Peronospora
Peronospora manshurica ⓘ
linked to:
Peronospora
Peronospora sparsa ⓘ
linked to:
Peronospora
Peronospora tabacina ⓘ
linked to:
Peronospora
|
| isA |
downy mildew pathogen
ⓘ
water mold ⓘ |
| kingdom |
Stramenopila
ⓘ
linked to:
Chromista
|
| lifestyle | obligate biotroph ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Peron
ⓘ
linked to:
Juan Domingo Perón
|
| order | Peronosporales ⓘ |
| parasiticOn | living plant tissue ⓘ |
| parentTaxon | Peronosporaceae ⓘ |
| pathogenicTo |
onion
ⓘ
rose ⓘ soybean ⓘ tobacco ⓘ |
| produces |
conidia-like sporangia
ⓘ
oospores ⓘ sporangia ⓘ |
| reproductionType |
asexual reproduction
ⓘ
sexual reproduction ⓘ |
| requires |
high humidity for infection
ⓘ
leaf wetness for infection ⓘ |
| spreadBy |
airborne spores
ⓘ
water splash ⓘ |
| symptom |
chlorotic leaf spots
ⓘ
downy growth on leaf underside ⓘ leaf distortion ⓘ premature leaf drop ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| typeSpecies |
Peronospora farinosa
ⓘ
linked to:
Peronospora
|
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Peronospora Description of subject: Peronospora is a genus of water molds known for causing downy mildew diseases on a wide range of plants.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Peronospora
linked to: Peronospora
linked to: Peronospora
linked to: Peronospora
linked to: Peronospora