Aspergillus rot / Aflatoxin contamination rot: Aspergillus flavus and A. parasiticus

Symptoms: Minute flecks are appeared on both sides of leaves. Circular to elongate cinnamon brown, powdery, erumpent pustules on both leaf surfaces As the crop matures brownish black pustules develop In severe cases infection spreads to sheath and other parts

Plants exhibit wilting symptoms Plants mature, the fungus spreads into the lower internodes of the stalk Causing premature ripening, shredding and breaking at the crown region Stalk of infected plants are with greyish streak The pith becomes shredded and greyi

Long cigar - shape grey-green to tan - coloured lesions on leaves

Sorghum Downy Mildew in maize : Leaf Symtoms and condiaphore & conidia