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Alternaria linicola on Linum usitassimum

  • Credits / Owner: Céline Le Guisquet, GEVES
  • Submission date: 2025-07-29 20:33:24
  • Submission ID: #179

Pathogen

Scientific name

Alternaria linicola

Genus

Alternaria

EPPO code

ALTELI

Common name

Seedling blight

Synonyms

Crop

Linum usitassimum

More about Alternaria linicola

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Description

Mycelium of Alternaria linicola. Mycelium shape : Dense and septate. Mycelium color : Green-grey to olive-grey. Conidia : Single, olive-brown, smooth walled, gradually tapering towards the beak, occasionally branched. Conidia Size : 20 – 130 x 17 – 24 µm. Beak size : 16 – 230 x 3 – 4.5 µm.


Sterilant: Not disinfested seeds
Growth time: 10 days
Lighting: Dark
Agar: Malt Agar
Sample origin: France