Golden yellow-brown coloured raised spots were seen on the pods of pea. A sample was taken from the infected area and teased to separate out the cells. The slide when observd under a foldscope revealed several spores. On surfing the literature, the symptoms matched with those of pea blight.
Blight of pea is caused by several fungi, Ascochyta pisi is one of the fungal plant pathogen that causes blight on pea (pea blight) and lesions on stems, leaves, and pods (pea pod spot)
Symptoms – lesions on all plant parts, seedling blight and foot rot. Lesions initially are small dark flecks on the lower parts of the plant that enlarge under humid conditions. The lesions may reveal small dark fruiting bodies. Infected seed can shrivel or become discolored.
Mode of infection
Control Measures
S Dhawan & J Dua, GGDSD College, Chandigarh