Alternaria
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Alternaria diagram |
General characteristics
- Alternaria is a genus of saprophytic fungi, which causes spot diseases in plants (as facultative saprophyte) and also survives as endophytes.
- Mycelium is well-branched, spetate and multinucleate.
- From the hyphae, erect, branched and tubular conidiophores grow into the air.
- Short conidiophores arise from the hyphae growing in or on substrate and grow aerially.
- Malanized (dark colored) conidia are borne singly or in chain exogenously at the tip of conidiophore.
- The young conidium first divides by transverse septa and some of its cells divide by longitudinal septa.
- Conidia with transverse and longitudinal septa are called ‘muriform' (for 'brick-like' appearance) or dictyospores.
- Conidia are obclavate or elliptical being broadest near the base and gradually taper to an elongated beak.
- In the presence of moisture and suitable temperature conidium germinates by producing 5-10 germ tubes.
Content first created on 14-12-2022
last updated on 14-12-2022
last updated on 14-12-2022
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