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The genus sclerospora in India

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This paper is a brief review of the work done on 10 valid species ofSclerospora occurring in India and important contributions made to this genus in respect of 1. mode of infection and recurrence of disease, 2. conidial production, 3. proliferation of conidiophores, 4. physiologic specialization, 5. host range and 6. oospore germination.

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Abbreviations

A:

Conidiophore and conidia)

A1 :

foot cell of conidiophore)

A2 :

proliferated spikelets

B:

Conidia

C:

Zoospores & germination)

C1,2 & 3 :

Conidial germination

D:

Oospore

DA :

Germination of oospore)

D1-D5 :

Stages in oospore formation

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Anantha Narayanan, S. The genus sclerospora in India. Mycopathologia et Mycologia Applicata 20, 315–327 (1963). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02089219

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