Alternaria brassicae
| Species: | Alternaria brassicae (Berk.) Sacc. |
| Original References: |
Saccardo, P. A. 1880c. Fungi veneti novi vel critici vel Mycologiae Venetae addendi. Ser. XI. Michelia 2: 172. Berkeley, M. J. 1836. Fungi, in J. E. Smith's The English Flora, vol. V, pt. II. 339. |
| Additional Reference: | Simmons, E. G. 1995. Alternaria themes and variations(112-144). Mycotaxon 55:134. |
| Conidia: | (on PCA) mature conidia typically 150-200 x 35-40 µm including sturdy beak (ca.70-100 µm), narrowly obclavate, smooth, straw to pale tan color, approximately 12 constricting transepta, 1 longisepta, chains of 2-3. |
| Conidiophore: | (on PCA) primary and secondary conidiophores simple or geniculate (ca.10-300 x 5-8 µm). |
| Disease: | Alternaria black spot and Alternaria leaf spot |
| Host: | Brassica spp. and Rose spp. |
| Additional reference: | http://www.apsnet.org/online/common/toc.asp |
| Alternaria species | Alternaria Online | Plant pathology | Agricultural and Life Sciences |