Studies on the early stages of infection of Alternaria alternata on groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.)

✍ Scribed by P. Prasad; P. Suvarnalatha Devi; Dr. M. N. Reddy

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1990
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 230 KB
• Volume: 30
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0233-111X
• DOI: 10.1002/jobm.3620300511

✦ Synopsis

Studies were conducted on the early stages of infection of groundnut leaves by Alternaria alternata. Inoculated leaves were periodically sampled, checked for germination of spores, growth of germ tubes, appressorium formation and method of sporulation. Evidence was observed for the entry of the germ tubes through the stornates (with or without the formation of appressorium-like structures) or through the host surface by the formation of appressoria.