Alternaria brassicae
| Alternaria brassicae |
| Scientific classification |
| Kingdom: |
Fungi |
| Phylum: |
Ascomycota |
| Class: |
Dothideomycetes |
| Subclass: |
Pleosporomycetidae |
| Order: |
Pleosporales |
| Family: |
Pleosporaceae |
| Genus: |
Alternaria |
| Species: |
A. brassicae |
| Binomial name |
Alternaria brassicae
(Berk.) Sacc., (1880) |
| Synonyms |
|
Alternaria alliariae-officinalis
Alternaria brassicae var. macrospora
Alternaria exitiosa
Alternaria herculea
Alternaria macrospora
Alternaria saccardoi
Cercospora lepidii
Cercospora moldavica
Macrosporium brassicae
Macrosporium brassicae var. macrosporum
Macrosporium herculeum
Macrosporium macrosporum
Polydesmus exitiosus
Puccinia brassicae
Rhopalidium brassicae
Sporidesmium brassicae
Sporidesmium exitiosum
Sporidesmium onnii
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Alternaria brassicae is a plant pathogen able to infect most Brassica species including important crops such as brocoli, cabbage and oil seed rape.[1] It causes damping off if infection occurs in younger plants and less severe leaf spot symptoms on infections of older plants.[1]
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References
- ^ a b Ferreira, S.A.; Boley, R.A. (1991). "Alternaria brassicae". University of Hawaii. http://www.extento.hawaii.edu/kbase/crop/Type/a_brass1.htm. Retrieved 2008-10-04.