Occurrence of pathotypes of Ascochyta pisi (Lib.) in the Olsztyn district

Abstract

The causal agents of leaf and pods spot-pot of peas and field peas in the Olsztyn district was the fungus <i>Ascochyta pisi</i> (Lib.). Investigated isolates of <i>A. pisi</i> differed by macroscopic and microscopic features. From diseases leaves and pods of peas and field peas obtained also saprophitic fungi among which <i>Alternaria alternata, Botrytis cinerea, Cladosporium c1adosporioides, Epicoccum purpurascens, Stemphylium botryosum, Sordaria fimicola</i> and <i>mycelia starilia</i> were dominated. In the study of the identification and distribution of pathotypes of <i>A. pisi</i> five pathotypes were identified among which pathotype 2 were dominated. The identified the pathotypes differed by macroscopic and microscopic features.