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Fusarium sporotrichioides on Brassica spp.

Credits / Owner: Nicole Calliou, SGS Canada
Submission date: 2024-06-27 21:52:15
Submission ID: #52

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Pathogen

Scientific name	Fusarium sporotrichioides
Genus	Fusarium
EPPO code	FUSASR
Common name	Kernel rot of Maize
Synonyms	Fusarium sporotrichiella var. sporotrichioides
Crop	Brassica spp.

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Description

Typical F. sporotrichioides colony with abundant, dense aerial mycelium and producing wet sporodochia on the agar surface, below the mycelium at the colony center. Figure 3 shows the normal mixture of micro- and macroconidia.

Sterilant:	1% NaOCl
Sterilant time:	4 min
Growth time:	5 or 7 days
Lighting:	3:1 (fluorescent:nUV), within 2 ft of light
Agar:	PDA
Agar brand:	Neogen
Sample origin:	Canada