Kingdom Fungi Genus Alternaria Phylum Ascomycota Order Pleosporales | Family Pleosporaceae Scientific name Alternaria triticina Rank Species Subclass Pleosporomycetidae | |
Similar Alternaria, Alternaria radicina, Cochliobolus sativus, Alternaria panax, Spot blotch | ||
Alternaria triticina is a plant pathogen that causes leaf blight on wheat. It was first identified in India in 1962 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.
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