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→<br />
a<br />
b<br />
→<br />
e<br />
f<br />
→<br />
f<br />
→<br />
c<br />
d →<br />
→<br />
Fig. 6. Habit character of Alternaria padwickii (Ganguly) Ellis on (a) whole seed (8X) and on sterile lemmas at (b)<br />
12.5X and (c) 25X. Photomicrograph of A. padwickii showing (d) mycelia, (e) conidiophore, and (f) conidia at 40X<br />
and stained with lactophenol blue.<br />
Observed frequency (%)<br />
40<br />
30<br />
20<br />
10<br />
0<br />
Sterile<br />
lemmas<br />
Awn<br />
Partition<br />
bet. lemma<br />
and palea<br />
Seed part<br />
Entire<br />
seed<br />
Lemma/<br />
palea<br />
only or<br />
both<br />
Fig. 7. Observed frequency of Alternaria padwickii<br />
occurrence on seed part.<br />
Fig. 8. Plate culture of Alternaria padwickii Ellis showing<br />
colony growths on potato dextrose agar (PDA), potato<br />
sucrose agar (PSA), and malt extract agar (MEA)<br />
incubated at ambient room temperature (ART), 21 °C,<br />
and 28 °C at 15 d after inoculation.<br />
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