title: Formation of alpha- and beta-conidia by Phaeocytostroma ambiguum.
abstract: The formation of conidia in Phaeocytostroma ambiguum on different media and conditions was investigated in this study. Carnation leaf agar (CLA) and a 12 h photoperiod (24/18 degrees C) provided excellent conditions for the promotion of rapid formation of both alpha (alpha) and beta (beta) conidia in a number of P. ambiguum isolates. The dimensions of alpha- and beta-conidia amounted to 6.0-19.6 x 3.8-7.5 microm and 6.0-24.9 x 1.1-2.6 microm, respectively. They were produced on short or elongate, simple and branched conidiophores. beta-conidia have not been described before in P. ambiguum. Intermediate conidia were rarely found.
authors.affiliation: Maize Research Institute, Zemun Polje, Belgrade-Zemun, Slobodana Bajića 1, 11080 Zemun, Yugoslavia.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lević
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Petrović