Ascochyta blight symptoms are usually first observed as the wilting of individual or small groups of seedlings; collectively they can appear as if they have ‘hayed-off’ prematurely. Leaf lesions usually begin as pale green-yellow patches before developing into small, round lesions with concentric circles of brown to black spots (pycnidia) with dark brown margins. These pycnidia are specific to ascochyta blight. On the stems, the lesions are oval-shaped, brown in color, and contain pycnidia. As the lesions develop, they can cause girdling. Lesions can also occur on pods; these look similar to leaf lesions.