PLANT DISEASES: CAUSES AND DIAGNOSIS Flashcards
Disease: Rice Blast
Causal organism: Pyricularia oryzae
Disease: Rice Sheath Blight
Causal organism: Rhizoctonia solani
Disease: Corn Leaf Spot
Causal organism: Bipolaris maydis
Disease: Peanut Leaf Spot
Causal organism: Cercospora arachidicola
Disease: Peanut Rust
Causal organism: Puccinia arachidis
Disease: Corn Rust
Causal organism: Puccinia polysora
Disease: Panama Wilt of Banana
Causal organism: Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense
Disease: Black Sigatoka of Banana
Causal organism:
Mycosphaerella fijiensis (teleomorph)
Pseudocercospora fijiensis (anamorph)
Disease: Mango Anthracnose
Causal organism: Colletotrichum gloeosporioides
Disease: Stem End Rot of Mango
Causal organism: Lasiodiplodia theobromae
Disease: Okra Leaf Mold
Causal organism: Cercospora abelmoschi
Disease: Purple Blotch of Onion
Causal organism: Alternaria porri
Anamorph
Stage: Asexual
Cell division: Mitosis
Spore production: Only asexual spores
Teleomorph
Stage: Sexual
Cell division: Meiosis
Spore production: Both sexual and asexual spores
Holomorph
whole fungus including anamorph and teleomorph
Stage: Asexual and Sexual
Cell division: Mitosis and Meiosis
Spore production: Asexual and Sexual spores
Disease: Damping-off of Seedlings
Causal organism: Pythium spp.
Disease: Corn Downy Mildew
Causal organism: Peronosclerospora philippinensis
Disease: Gabi (Taro) Leaf Blight
Causal organism: Phytophthora colocasiae
Disease: White Rust of Kangkong
Causal organism: Albugo sp.
Aseptate
absence of septum or cross wall
Catenate
In chain
Conidium (pl. conidia)
Asexual spore
Distoseptate
(of septation) heaving individual cellz surrounded by a sac-like wall distinct from the outer wall
Doliiform
Barrel-like in form