| Alternaria triticina | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Phylum: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Dothideomycetes |
| Subclass: | Pleosporomycetidae |
| Order: | Pleosporales |
| Family: | Pleosporaceae |
| Genus: | Alternaria |
| Species: | A. triticina |
| Binomial name | |
| Alternaria triticina Prasada & Prabhu, (1963) |
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Alternaria triticina is a plant pathogen that causes leaf blight on wheat. It was first identified in India in 1962[1] and still causes significant yield loss to wheat crops on the Indian subcontinent. The disease causes necrotic leaf lesions and in severe cases seeds will become shriveled.
Index Fungorum
USDA ARS Fungal Database