Seed Testing of Maize and Wheat A Laboratory Guide - Search ...
Seed Testing of Maize and Wheat A Laboratory Guide - Search ...
Seed Testing of Maize and Wheat A Laboratory Guide - Search ...
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Curvularia Boedijn<br />
Disease Identification 65 67 I Quick clue<br />
Curvularia leaf spot <strong>of</strong> wheat <strong>and</strong><br />
maize (c. lunata; C. pa/lescens;<br />
C. inequalis; C. tuberculata;<br />
C. maculans; C. clavata).<br />
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Distribution<br />
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World-wide - especially in the<br />
tropics.<br />
Significance<br />
Colony on wheat (x8)<br />
I Conidiophores <strong>and</strong> conidia (x400)<br />
Crop production: Frequently ~ I ~ <br />
encountered as a pathogen or <br />
saprophyte <strong>of</strong> maize <strong>and</strong> wheat. <br />
C. pallescens causes a late<br />
season disease <strong>of</strong> maize that can<br />
result in serious losses in tropical<br />
regions, but is a minor pathogen In<br />
temperate regions.<br />
Quarantine: None known.<br />
Colony on maize (x8)<br />
Conidiophore <strong>and</strong> conidia (x1000)