Blight of Sesame (Sesamum orientale L.) caused by Alternaria sesami (Kawamura) n.comb

A survey by the State Agricultural Research Station, Bhubaneswar, revealed that sesame blight is widespread in India and under moist conditions causes considerable damage. The pathogen closely resembles Macrosporium sesami, with the difference that the conidia occur in chains. The fungus has accordingly been reclassified as A. sesami.