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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

<em>Alternaria linicola</em> on <em>Linum usitassimum</em> — *Alternaria linicola* on *Linum usitassimum*
*Image credits: Céline Le Guisquet, GEVES*
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Symptoms of Seedling blight / Alternaria linicola on Linum usitassimum

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