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Fusarium equiseti on Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris

  • Credits / Owner: Nicole Calliou, SGS Canada
  • Submission date: 2024-06-28 15:16:16
  • Submission ID: #53

Pathogen

Scientific name

Fusarium equiseti

Genus

Fusarium

EPPO code

GIBBIN

Common name

Head blight, root rot

Synonyms

Gibberella intricans

Crop

Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris

More about Fusarium equiseti

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Description

Colony shows the abundant white mycelium typical of F. equiseti colonies, with orange sporodochia at the center, typically in a central mass, but sometimes the mycelia can cover this. Spore image is only from 5 days of growth, so the 'tails' haven't elongated to their mature/full length yet, but the apical cell is already obviously tapered and whip-like.


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