a small flask-shaped structure containing spores that occurs in ascomycetes and certain other fungi
Word origin
C19: from New Latin, from Greek puknos thick
Examples of 'pycnidia' in a sentence
pycnidia
Pycnidia and conidia were observed under a light microscopy.
Young Soo Kim, Yun Joo Yun, Yongho Jeon 2018, 'First Report of Black Rot Caused by Diplodia seriata on Apple', Research in Plant Diseasehttp://www.online-rpd.org/journal/view.html?doi=10.5423/RPD.2018.24.4.321. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The fungus produced pycnidia containing α-conidia on active cankers from fall to mid spring.
Z. Banihashemi, A. R. Javadi 2010, 'Further investigations on the biology of Phomopsis cinerascens, the cause offig canker in Iran', Phytopathologia Mediterraneahttp://www.fupress.net/index.php/pm/article/view/2947. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Infected branches under moist conditions produced new pycnidia containing viable conidia.
Z. Banihashemi, A. R. Javadi 2010, 'Further investigations on the biology of Phomopsis cinerascens, the cause offig canker in Iran', Phytopathologia Mediterraneahttp://www.fupress.net/index.php/pm/article/view/2947. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
All strains from this genus grow slowly in culture, have darkly pigmented mycelia and produce pycnidia.
E.J. van Nieuwenhuijzen, J.M. Miadlikowska, J.A.M.P. Houbraken, O.C.G. Adan, F.M.Lutzoni, R.A. Samson 2016, 'Wood staining fungi revealed taxonomic novelties in Pezizomycotina: New order Superstratomycetalesand new species Cyanodermella oleoligni', Studies in Mycologyhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0166061616300227. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The variability of isolates in size of pycnidia and conidia and number of sepia was noticed.
Antoni Józef Filipowicz 2014, 'Laboratory invesitgations of variability of Ascochyta fabae Speg. isolates obtainedfrom horse bean', Acta Mycologicahttps://pbsociety.org.pl/journals/index.php/am/article/view/3989. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Affected fruits initially became brown with pycnidia developing on the surface, laterdrying out and becoming mummified.
V. Sergeeva, A. Alves, A.J.L. Phillips 2009, 'Neofusicoccum luteum associated with leaf necrosis and fruit rot of olivesin New South Wales, Australia', Phytopathologia Mediterraneahttp://www.fupress.net/index.php/pm/article/view/2790. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Many of the collected plants exhibited no visible symptoms of infection but in spring pycnidia were noticed on overwintered plants.
Karolina Vrandečić, Draženka Jurković, Luca Riccioni, Jasenka Ćosić, Jelena Poštić 2010, 'OCCURENCE OF PHOMOPSIS SP. ON ACHILLEA MILLEFOLIUM', Poljoprivredahttp://poljoprivreda.pfos.hr/upload/publications/poljoprivreda-16-1-1.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)