Vol. 11, Issue 6 (2022)

Author(s):
Mahiya-Farooq, Mehraj D Shah, Bilal A Padder, TA Sofi, Nayeema Jabeen and Asha Nabi

Abstract:
Wilsonomyces carpophilus is a necrotrophic plant pathogenic fungus that infects all the stone fruits including almonds among nut crops. Necrotrophic pathogens are developed in such a way that they kill their host swiftly to feed themselves and complete their lifecycle. Therefore to understand pathogenicity mechanism and necrotrophic life style of the fungus, we studied the pathogen on morphological and pathological grounds. A total of fifty isolates were tested for morphological and pathological characteristics. The pathogen isolated from different hosts showed difference in their morphological characters, however analysis of variance in pathogenicity test showed non-significant results.