Germinated horsegram seedlings were infected with cottony white mold mass. There are many possible types of fungi or
 <a alt="Slime_mould" class="gcloudimg" href="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_53008/Slime_mould">
 slime mould
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 could cause the infection.


 <img alt="IMG_20180806_100224" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-53012 aligncenter gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="53012" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2.2","credit":"","camera":"XT1706","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1533549744","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.5","iso":"345","shutter_speed":"0.040001","title":"","orientation":"1"}' data-image-title="IMG_20180806_100224" data-recalc-dims="1" height="268" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_53008/IMG_20180806_100224.jpg" width="300"/>


 Fig. Infested horsegram


 Fungal mycelia and spores were observed under foldscope by taking small cottony scrap.


 <img alt="IMG_20180709_111042" class="alignnone wp-image-53013 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="53013" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2.2","credit":"","camera":"XT1706","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1531134642","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.5","iso":"90","shutter_speed":"0.004856","title":"","orientation":"1"}' data-image-title="IMG_20180709_111042" data-recalc-dims="1" height="250" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_53008/IMG_20180709_111042.jpg" width="336"/>
 <img alt="IMG_20180709_111532" class="alignnone wp-image-53014 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="53014" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2.2","credit":"","camera":"XT1706","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1531134932","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.5","iso":"88","shutter_speed":"0.005194","title":"","orientation":"1"}' data-image-title="IMG_20180709_111532" data-recalc-dims="1" height="255" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_53008/IMG_20180709_111532.jpg" width="171"/>
 <img alt="IMG_20180709_112209" class="alignnone wp-image-53015 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="53015" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2.2","credit":"","camera":"Lenovo A7020a48","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1531135329","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.68","iso":"112","shutter_speed":"0.00834","title":"","orientation":"1"}' data-image-title="IMG_20180709_112209" data-recalc-dims="1" height="250" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_53008/IMG_20180709_112209.jpg" width="310"/>


 Fig. Mycelium of white mold under foldscope


 <img alt="IMG_20180710_112830" class="alignnone wp-image-53016 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="53016" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2.2","credit":"","camera":"Lenovo A7020a48","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1531222110","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.68","iso":"133","shutter_speed":"0.009999","title":"","orientation":"1"}' data-image-title="IMG_20180710_112830" data-recalc-dims="1" height="239" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_53008/IMG_20180710_112830.jpg" width="239"/>
 <img alt="IMG_20180710_113129" class="alignnone wp-image-53017 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="53017" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2.2","credit":"","camera":"Lenovo A7020a48","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1531222289","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.68","iso":"199","shutter_speed":"0.009999","title":"","orientation":"1"}' data-image-title="IMG_20180710_113129" data-recalc-dims="1" height="239" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_53008/IMG_20180710_113129.jpg" width="238"/>
 <img alt="IMG_20180710_114157" class="alignnone wp-image-53018 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="53018" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2.2","credit":"","camera":"Lenovo A7020a48","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1531222917","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.68","iso":"118","shutter_speed":"0.00549","title":"","orientation":"1"}' data-image-title="IMG_20180710_114157" data-recalc-dims="1" height="239" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_53008/IMG_20180710_114157.jpg" width="238"/>
 <img alt="IMG_20180710_114605" class="alignnone wp-image-53019 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="53019" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2.2","credit":"","camera":"Lenovo A7020a48","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1531223165","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.68","iso":"145","shutter_speed":"0.039995","title":"","orientation":"1"}' data-image-title="IMG_20180710_114605" data-recalc-dims="1" height="235" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_53008/IMG_20180710_114605.jpg" width="235"/>


 Fig. Spores of white mold


 Mycelium was grown inside the radicle part of seedling also.


 <img alt="IMG_20180710_113928" class="size-medium wp-image-53026 aligncenter gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="53026" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2.2","credit":"","camera":"Lenovo A7020a48","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1531222769","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.68","iso":"120","shutter_speed":"0.029996","title":"","orientation":"1"}' data-image-title="IMG_20180710_113928" data-recalc-dims="1" height="224" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_53008/IMG_20180710_113928.jpg" width="300"/>


 Fig. Growth of mycelium inside the radicle




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Horsegram fungal infestaion observed under foldscope-#Indiafoldscopephase 1

Soumitra2 | Wed, Aug 08, 2018, 3:34 AM

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