Detection and characterization of fungus (Magnaporthe oryzae pathotype Triticum) causing wheat blast disease on rain-fed grown wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) in Zambia
Fig 1
Wheat blast symptoms and spores isolated from symptomatic plants.
A. Bleached heads of naturally infected plants of wheat variety Coucal. B. Wheat blast symptoms on inoculated plants in the entry restricted screenhouse. C. Magnaporthe oryzae pathotype Triticum (MoT) culture of isolate WS4. Grey mycelia at the bottom and white aerial mycelia can be observed. D. Color of mycelia on the reverse side of the same isolate looks dark. E, F and G. MoT Spores isolated from inoculated plants in the screenhouse. Spores were identified using a Motic BA310 digital microscope (Motic, Kowloon, Hong Kong).
