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Scanning electron micrograph of Erisyphe pisi on a leaf of a garden pea, Pisum sativum. The picture shows the leaf surface covered with a network of threads ( fungal hyphae) from which arise upright stalks, the conidiophores, each terminating in a cylindrical capsule, containing conidia (spores). E. pisi is an ascomycete fungus; its visual appearance on leaves gives rise to the name powdery mildew. Its life cycle begins when a spore lands on a leaf. The spore first produces an anchor, the appressorium, and then a tube that penetrates the leaf to produce a haustorium, that extracts water from the leaf cells. A network of surface hyphae is then developed, followed by conidiophores, as here. Although exposed to the air, the fungus is resistant to dry conditions, and is a serious pathogen of peas. Other Erisyphe spp are pathogens of grasses, including cereal crops. Mag x 260 at 10x8
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