Bipolaris cookei

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Bipolaris cookei A) symptom on Sorghum sudanense, B, C. conidiophores, D-F. conidia, G) conidia and conidiophores on slide culture, H) conidia attached to conidiophores, I-K) conidiophores, L-O) conidia with secondary sporulation, P-Z) conidia, scale bars: A = 500 µm, B = 10 µm, C, E, F, H = 5 µm, I–K = 10 µm, L–O = 5 µm, P–Z = 10 µm (click on image to enlarge it)
Author(s): D.S. Manamgoda, A.Y. Rossman, L.A. Castlebury, P.W. Crous, H. Madrid, E. Chukeatirote and K.D. Hyde
Source: Studies in Mycology, 2014, 79, p. 238

Bipolaris cookei (Sacc.) Shoemaker 1959

The fungus causes target leaf spot of sorghum in various regions. The symptoms are elliptical target spots with alternating pale tan and darker narrower bands. The conidia are elongated, often slightly curved, with rounded ends and an olivaceous to golden brown colour, around 60 x 15 µm in size (Manamgoda et al., 2014).

Synonyms:
Bipolaris sorghicola
Drechslera sorghicola