Botrytis fabae Sardiña, 1929
on Lathyrus, Vicia

Vicia faba © Loubna Belqadi, agrobiodiversity platform.org
Vicia faba, from Unamuno (1943a): conidiophore wih conidia; at right conidia at higher magnification
gall
red brown tot dark brown leaf spots. The fungus forms a brown stroma on the leaves, from which arise cylindrical, to more than 0.2 mm long, apically branching conidiophores. Conidia ± ovoid, unicellular, 11-18 x 15-24 µm; conidia mass light chestnut brown.
hostplants
Fabaceae, oligophaglous
Lathyrus; Vicia faba.
notes
causer of the “chocolate spot disease”.
references
Brandenburger (1985a: 295), Unamuno (1943a).
Last modified 27.xii.2022