Fungal Disease Table 3
Fungi Isolated From Pearl Millet Seed
Seed source
Fungal isolate
Recognized pathogen?
Reference
India
Alternaria longissima Botrytis cinerea Chaetomium globosum Drechslera maydis Curvularia oryzae Curvularia pallescens Curvularia penniseti Curvularia siddiquii Drechslera hawaiiense Drechslera longirostrata Drechslera rostrata (=E. rostratum) Drechslera tetramera Epicoccum purpurascens Fusarium fusarioides Fusarium equiseti Fusarium moniliforme Fusarium semitectum Phaeotrichoconis crotalariae Phoma spp. Trichoconis padwickii
No No No Possible Possible Possible Yes Possible Possible Possible Yes Yes No No No Yes No No Possible No
Mathur et al. (1973)
India (?)
Aternaria alternata Aspergillus nidulans Aspergillus ochraceus Aspergillus terreus Chaetomium brasiliense Cladosporium oxysporum Curvularia lunata Drechslera australiensis Fusarium moniliforme Fusarium solani Penicillium cyclopium Periconia saraswatipunsis Phoma herbarum Rhizoctonia bataticola Syncephalastum racemosum
Possible No No Possible No No Possible Possible Yes Possible No No No Possible No
Konde et al. (1980)
India
Drechslera setariae (=B. setariae)
Yes
Shetty et al. (1982)
India (?)
Aspergillus flavus Aspergillus nidulans Aspergillus ochraceus Aspergillus terreus Fusarium moniliforme Fusarium oxysporum Fusarium semitectum Fusarium solani Penicillium citrinum Myrothecium roridum Stachybotrys atra Trichothecium roseum
No No No No Yes No No No No Yes No No
Girisham et al. (1985)
India
Absidia spp. Alternaria alternata Aspergillus flavus Aspergillus niger Aspergillus candidus Aspergillus sulphereus Aspergillus luchuensis Aspergillus clavatus Aspergillus sydowi Chaetomium globosum Cunninghamella spp. Curvularia geniculata Curvularia pallescens Fusarium moniliforme Fusarium spp. Geotrichum spp. Helminthosporium spp. Penicillium spp. Rhizopus spp. Sepedonium spp. Tubercularia spp. Mycelia sterilia
No Possible No No No No No No No No No Possible Possible Yes Possible No Possible No Possible No No No
Mishra & Daradhiyar (1991)
India
Bipolaris sacchari Bipolaris setariae Claviceps fusiformis Curvularia penniseti Pyricularia penniseti Sclerospora graminicola Tolyposporium penicillariae
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Ahmed and Reddy (1993)
India
Alternaria tenuis Curvularia lunata Drechslera sacchari (=B. sacchari) Exserohilum halodes Fusarium moniliforme Phoma spp.
No Yes Yes Possible Yes Possible
Ingle and Raut (1994)
Lesotho
Fusarium equiseti
No
Onyike et al. (1991)
Namibia
Fusarium nygamai
No
Marasas et al. (1988)
Nigeria
Fusarium moniliforme
Yes
Onesirosam (1975)
Nigeria
Fusarium chlamydosporum Fusarium equiseti Fusarium moniliforme Fusarium napiforme Fusarium nygamai Fusarium semitectum Fusarium subglutinans
No No Yes No No No No
Onyike et al. (1991)
USA
Curvularia lunata Fusarium spp. Helminthosporium rostratum Helminthosporium stenospilum Oidium tenellum
Possible Possible Yes Possible No
Luttrell (1954)
USA
Alternaria spp.Aspergillus spp.Curvularia spp.Fusarium spp.Helminthosporium stenospilum Penicillium spp.Pythium spp.Rhizopus spp.Trichoderma spp.Verticillium spp.
No No Possible Possible Possible No Possible Possible No No
Luttrell et al. (1955)
USA
Alternaria spp.Curvularia spp.Fusarium moniliforme Fusarium spp.Helminthosporium rostratum Helminthosporium setariae
No Possible Yes No Yes Yes
Wells and Winstead (1965)
USA
Alternaria spp.Aspergillus flavus Bipolaris setariae Cladosporium spp.Curvularia spp.Drechslera dematioidea Epicoccum spp.Exserohilum rostratum Fusarium chlamydosporum Fusarium equiseti Fusarium moniliforme Fusarium semitectum Miscellaneous Fusarium spp. Gloeocercospora sorghi "Helminthosporium " spp.Penicillium spp.Phyllosticta penicillariae
No No Yes No Possible Yes No Yes No No Yes No No Yes Possible No Yes
Wilson et al. (1993)
Zimbabwe
Fusarium chlamydosporum Fusarium equiseti Fusarium moniliforme Fusarium napiforme Fusarium nygamai Fusarium oxysporum Fusarium semitectum
No No Yes No No No No
Onyike et al. (1991)