Rhizopus arrhizus
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Rhizopus arrhizus (= Rhizopus oryzae) - B+C) culture on APDA, D) fungus, K + L) symptoms of infected Brassica campestris ssp. chinensis plants (click on image to enlarge it)
Authors: Samaih Arif et al.
Source: Phytopathologia Mediterranea (2019), 58 p. 215
Authors: Samaih Arif et al.
Source: Phytopathologia Mediterranea (2019), 58 p. 215
Rhizopus arrhizus Fischer 1892
The fungus causes rots on various crops and may also be a problem in stored vegetables. Common diseases are root rot and stem rot on vegetables or soft rot on fruits. It can be also a human pathogen.
The hyphae are rarely septate and the sporangiophores are usually straight, smooth-walled, sometimes branched and 200 to 1000 μm long. The sporangia are spherical, around 60 to 200 μm in diameter. The sporangiospores are striate, brown, and subglobose with a size of around 6 x 4 µm.
Synonyms:
Rhizopus oryzae
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| • English: | sunflower head rot head rot of sunflower rhizopus rot of mulberry |
