First report of leaf spot disease caused by Phoma eupyrena Sacc. on Aloe vera from Madhya Pradesh,India |
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| Authors: | Shubhi Avasthi Ajay Kumar Gautam Rekha Bhadauria |
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| Affiliation: | 1. School of Studies in Botany, Jiwaji University, Gwalior, India;2. Faculty of Agriculture, School of Agriculture, Abhilashi University, Mandi, India |
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| Abstract: | A leaf spot disease caused by Phoma eupyrena Sacc. on Aloe vera was reported from Madhya Pradesh, India. Disease symptoms were observed as irregular to elongated, sunken lesion on both leaf surfaces which later turns creamish brown with maroon margin. The fungal colonies were whitish or light pale to dark grey colour. The pycnidia were glabrous and solitary, papillate, and indistinctly uniostiolate averages 100–260 μm in diameter. Conidia were ellipsoidal, 4.5–7.5 × 2.5–3.75 μm in size, with two large guttules. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of P. eupyrena causing leaf spot disease on A. vera in India. |
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| Keywords: | Leaf spot fungi Aloe vera morphotaxonomy Phoma eupyrena first record |
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