Final diagnosis


Macrophomina phaseolina

Appearance of a globular and black pycnidia of <i> <b> Macrophomina phaseolina </b> </i>; its diameter can fluctuate between 100 and 250 µm.
Hyaline, ellipsoid to oval conidia measuring 16-29 x 6-9 µm could be extracted by pressing a pycnidia. <b> <i> Macrophomina phaseolina </i> </b>
Appearance of the <i> <b> Macrophomina phaseolina </b> </i> mycelium sometimes extending over the altered tissues, observed with a binocular magnifying glass.