- Alternaria solani
Taxobox
name = "Alternaria solani"
regnum =Fungi
phylum =Ascomycota
classis =Dothideomycetes
subclassis =Pleosporomycetidae
ordo =Pleosporales
familia =Pleosporaceae
genus = "Alternaria "
species = "A. solani"
binomial = "Alternaria solani"
binomial_authority = Sorauer, (1896)
synonyms = "Alternaria allii" Nolla, (1927)
"Alternaria porri f.sp. solani" Neerg., (1945)
"Alternaria solani" (Ellis & G. Martin) L.R. Jones & Grout, (1896)
"Macrosporium solani" Ellis & G. Martin, (1882)Alternaria solani is a fungal pathogen, producing a disease in
tomato andpotato plants called early blight. [ [http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/3000/3101.html Early Blight of Potato and Tomato, HYG-3101-95 ] ]It produces small, darkened
lesion s on the plants, that spread into growing black spots of dead tissue, often killing most of the plant in the long run [ [http://www.ndsu.nodak.edu/instruct/gudmesta/lateblight/basic_frame3.htm Information on EARLY BLIGHT ] ] . Seeds infected with the disease may even damp off during germination.This disease can be prevented with some fungicides, including
azoxystrobin ,potassium bicarbonate ,hydrogen dioxide as well as thebiological control agentBacillus subtilis . [ [http://pmo.umext.maine.edu/factsht/earlytom.htm] . ]Other preventative measures include ensuring the healthy circulation of air in garden rows, rotating crops so that
solanaceous plants are only present every three years, and choosing resistant cultivars. [ [http://www.ext.vt.edu/pubs/plantdiseasefs/450-708/450-708.html Early Blight of Tomatoes ] ]External links
* [http://www.speciesfungorum.org/Names/Names.asp Index Fungorum]
* [http://nt.ars-grin.gov/fungaldatabases USDA ARS Fungal Database]
* [http://www.niaes.affrc.go.jp/inventry/microorg/eng/z45e-Alt-alt.html Japanese Fungi on Plants: "Alternaria solani"]References
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