"acremonium strictum" is pathogenic to many monocotyledonous and dicotyledonous crops, causing leaf desiccation on one side of the midrib of these plants, plant wilt and abnormal, discoloured vasculature of the stalk near the soil line. vasculature of the plant forms orange, red and brown bundles, usually resulting in death. infection of "a. strictum" is systemic, and the fungus can be isolated from all tissues of the plant. isolates have been found in plant seeds, which is probably the route of dissemination of the fungus. crops affected by "a. strictum" include "acacia", "alnus", "ficus", "glycine", "gossypium", "triticum" and "zea". because of its ubiquitous presence in soils, "a. strictum" negatively impacts many agricultural plants, although more research is needed to investigate the parasitic interactions and develop strategies for its biological control.