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Pea anthracnose

Pisum sativum L.

A fungal disease caused primarily by Colletotrichum pisi, affecting all above-ground organs of field pea (Pisum sativum). It manifests as characteristic sunken lesions with orange-pink sporulation and dark setae.

In the reference 25 varieties crop Pea, where this is mentioned in the description.

The main causal agent of pea anthracnose is the fungus Colletotrichum pisi; however, studies also confirm the involvement of species from the Colletotrichum acutatum and Colletotrichum gloeosporioides complexes, as well as the fungi C. lindemuthianum and C. truncatum. The pathogen is a highly specialized parasite capable of infecting field pea and sweet pea throughout the entire growing season.

Symptoms of the infection appear on all above-ground parts of the plants. Irregularly shaped spots with a yellowish-brown center and a dark margin form on the leaves, while stem lesions are often elongated in shape. Round or oval sunken spots up to 0.8 mm in size form on the pods. A characteristic diagnostic feature is the formation of orange-pink or reddish sporulation cushions with dark setae in the center of the lesions.

General information about the subject — on the page Anthracnose.

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