Submission
Fusarium equiseti on Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris
- Credits / Owner: Nicole Calliou, SGS Canada
- Submission date: 2024-06-28 15:16:16
- Submission ID: #53
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Fusarium equiseti on Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris
Image credits: Nicole Calliou, SGS Canada
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Fusarium equiseti on Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris
Image credits: Nicole Calliou, SGS Canada
perspective: bottom
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Fusarium equiseti on Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris
Image credits: Nicole Calliou, SGS Canada
perspective: spores / magnification: 400x
Pathogen
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Scientific name
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Fusarium equiseti |
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Genus
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Fusarium |
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EPPO code
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GIBBIN |
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Common name
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Head blight, root rot |
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Synonyms
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Gibberella intricans |
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Crop
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Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris |
Submission
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 |