Nigrospora oryzae
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symptoms of Nigrospora ear rot (Nigrospora oryzae) on maize cob (click on image to enlarge it)
Source: CIMMYT - Flickr
Source: CIMMYT - Flickr
Nigrospora oryzae (Berk. & Broome 1873) Petch 1924
The fungus infects rice, maize, grasses and a large variety of other crops and plants. E.g. it causes lint rot of cotton. The conidia are brown or black, smooth, spherical to subspherical and single-celled, with a diameter of approximately 10-15 μm.
Synonyms:
Khuskia oryzae
Nigrospora gossypii
