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Microdochium nivale on Triticum spp.

Credits / Owner: Nicole Calliou, SGS Canada
Submission date: 2024-06-27 20:04:26
Submission ID: #47

<em>Microdochium nivale</em> on <em>Triticum spp.</em> — *Microdochium nivale* on *Triticum spp.*
*Image credits: Nicole Calliou, SGS Canada*
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Symptoms of Pink snow mold / Microdochium nivale on Triticum spp.

Pathogen

Scientific name	Microdochium nivale
Genus	Microdochium
EPPO code	MONGNI
Common name	Pink snow mold
Synonyms	Fusarium nivale
Crop	Triticum spp.

More about Microdochium nivale

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Description

Colony is potentially Microdochium nivale or Microdochium majus, DNA testing not done to differentiate. Light pink coloration of colony when grown in fluorescent + NUV light. Colony shows orange sporodochia. Colony grew despite incubation at above-optimum temperature for Microdochium spp.

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