Image Number: 5593850

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Sign
Description:
Stem sections of tomatoes infected with Sclerotinia sclerotiorum often become bleached in appearance (symptom). White fungal growth and black rock-like sclerotia (signs) may develop on or inside infected stems. Sclerotia are white on the inside.
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Field

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United States, Mississippi

Subject

Kingdom: Fungi
Phylum: Ascomycota
Subphylum: Pezizomycotina
Class: Leotiomycetes
Order: Helotiales
Family: Sclerotiniaceae
Genus: Sclerotinia
Subject: Sclerotinia sclerotiorum (Lib.) de Bary

Host

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Subclass: Asteridae
Order: Solanales
Family: Solanaceae
Genus: Solanum
Subject: Solanum lycopersicum L.
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Image uploaded:
Tuesday, August 13, 2019
Image last updated:
Friday, September 6, 2019