Alternaria alternata: A new seed-transmitted disease of coriander in South Africa

Autor: E. Mangwende, Q. Kritzinger, Theresa A. S. Aveling, M. Truter
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: European Journal of Plant Pathology. 152:409-416
ISSN: 1573-8469
0929-1873
DOI: 10.1007/s10658-018-1484-x
Popis: This is the first report of Alternaria leaf spot disease on coriander (Coriandrum sativum L.) in South Africa. Using the agar plate method, Alternaria alternata was isolated from coriander seed lots together with four other fungal genera, which included Aspergillus, Fusarium, Penicillium and Rhizopus. Standard seed germination tests of coriander seed lots infected with seed-borne mycoflora showed a positive correlation with the number of diseased seedlings (r = 0.239, p
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