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Epicoccum nigrum on Triticum spp.

  • Credits / Owner: Nicole Calliou, SGS Canada
  • Submission date: 2024-07-24 16:54:10
  • Submission ID: #90
<em>Epicoccum nigrum</em> on <em>Triticum spp.</em>
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Epicoccum nigrum on Triticum spp.

Image credits: Nicole Calliou, SGS Canada

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<em>Epicoccum nigrum</em> on <em>Triticum spp.</em>
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Epicoccum nigrum on Triticum spp.

Image credits: Nicole Calliou, SGS Canada

perspective: bottom

<em>Epicoccum nigrum</em> on <em>Triticum spp.</em>
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Epicoccum nigrum on Triticum spp.

Image credits: Nicole Calliou, SGS Canada

perspective: spores / magnification: 400x

Symptoms of Leaf spot of cereals / Epicoccum nigrum on Triticum spp.

Pathogen

Scientific name

Epicoccum nigrum
Genus

Epicoccum
EPPO code

PHOMEC
Common name

Leaf spot of cereals
Synonyms

Epicoccum purpurascens
Crop

Triticum spp.
More about Epicoccum nigrum

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Description

Colonies are usually white to red to green on top, and always red on rear. Yellowish stain produced in PDA agar around colony.

Sterilant: 1% NaOCl
Sterilant time: 4 min
Growth time: 5 days
Lighting: 3:1 (fluorescent:nUV), within 60cm of light. Alternating light/dark in 12 hr intervals
Agar: PDA
Agar brand: Neogen
Sample origin: Canada