in taxon disease causes dysfunction of disease has infectious agent [Hymenula] cerealis Triticum aestivum whole plant plant disease wheat fungal disease wheat Cephalosporium stripe fungal disease PSO:cooperl 0000-0002-9013-5974 A wheat disease caused by a [Hymenula] cerealis affecting a whole plant. plant_stress_ontology APSNET:Wheat Symptoms and signs: The fungus is soilborne. The disease tends to be more prevalent in low, wet areas of fields and in plants grown in acid soil. Under severe conditions, plant stands may be reduced as a result of of pre- or postemergence infection. Infected seedling leaves sometimes have mosaic-like yellowing in late winter or early spring. During jointing and heading, conspicuous, chlorotic, longitudinal stripes appear on leaves. The stripes may initially be diffuse or mottles but eventually become prominently yellow and necrotic on maturing green leaves, usually only one to three stripes and discolored veins are present per leaf.