Alternaria triticina
Fungal disease (leaf blight) of wheat / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Alternaria triticina is a fungal plant pathogen that causes leaf blight on wheat. A. triticina is responsible for the largest leaf blight issue in wheat and also causes disease in other major cereal grain crops. It was first identified in India in 1962[1] and still causes significant yield loss to wheat crops on the Indian subcontinent. The disease is caused by a fungal pathogen and causes necrotic leaf lesions and in severe cases shriveling of the leaves.
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Alternaria triticina | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Dothideomycetes |
Order: | Pleosporales |
Family: | Pleosporaceae |
Genus: | Alternaria |
Species: | A. triticina |
Binomial name | |
Alternaria triticina Prasada & Prabhu (1963) | |
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