Occurrence of pathotypes of Phoma medicaginis var. pinodella (Jones) Boerema in the Olsztyn district

Abstract

The causal agents of leaves and pods spot-pot of peas and field peas in the Olsztyn district was the fungus <i>Phoma medicaginis</i> var. <i>pinodella</i>. Investigated isolates of <i>P. medicaginis</i> var. <i>pinodella</i> differed by macroscopic and microscopic features. From diseases leaves and pods of peas and field peas obtained also saprophytic fungi among which <i>Alternaria alternata, Botrytis cinerea, Cladosporium cladosporioides, Epicoccum purpurascens, Stemphylium botryosum, Sordaria fimicola</i> and <i>mycelia sterilia</i> were dominated. In the study on the identification and distribution of pathotypes of <i>P. medicaginis</i> var. <i>pinodella</i> six pathotypes were identified among which pathotype 3 were dominated. The identified pathotypes differed by macroscopic and microscopic features