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

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]

External links

• Index Fungorum
• USDA ARS Fungal Database
• Alternaria brassicae host list : Pathogens of Plants of Hawaii

References

1. ^ ^{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.