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Pathogen

Trichothecium roseum

Overview

Scientific name

Trichothecium roseum

Genus

Trichothecium

EPPO code

TRITRO

Common name

Postharvest pink rot

Synonyms

Cephalothecium roseum

Description

Pinkish colonies that are flat, granular and powdery in appearance. Conidia are typically 2-celled, with the apical cell being larger than the curved basal cell (posessing an obvious hilum).