1Division of Plant Pathology, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Shalimar, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir-190025, India
2Division of Plant Biotechnology, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Shalimar, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir-190025, India
3Division of Fruit Science, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Shalimar, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir-190025, India
4Division of Agri-statistics, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Shalimar, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir-190025, India
5Department of Agriculture, BFCPunjab
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Online Published on 15 January, 2022.
Blumeriella leaf spot is the most important disease of cherry worldwide. The disease appear as small irregular to circular purple red specks on the upper surface of the leaf, which enlarge and further coalesce to form necrotic patches. Progression in disease lead to yellowing and defoliation. The pathogen produce whitish cottony colony with submerged aerial mycelium that later turn greyish white become compact and radially furrowed. Acervuli (225-316^m) develop after 20 days of incubation, were partially immersed, having hyaline elongated and curved with tapering apex and round base conidia (38.12–45.19^2.12–4.16 ^m). Maximum mycelial growth was achieved on oat meal agar, whereas potato dextrose agar proved to be best media for sporulation of the isolated pathogen.
Acervuli, Blumeriella, Conidia. mycelial growth, Physiology, Symptoms
