BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)

Daucus carota ssp. sativus (Hoffm.) Arcang. (Carrot)

Suggested Literature

Daucus carota ssp. sativus may be covered by literature listed under:

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Associated with Daucus carota ssp. sativus:

		is galled by	Cuscuta campestris - Yellow Dodder (Cuscutaceae)		Redfern, M. & Shirley, P., 2002
	leaf (yellowed then brown to black)	yellowed then brown to black leaf may be infected and damaged by colony of Alternaria dematiaceous anamorph	Alternaria dauci - a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus (Pleosporales: Pleosporaceae)		Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [causes leaf blight. Severe infection may kill the whole top.]
	petiole (yellowed then brown to black)	yellowed then brown to black petiole may be infected and damaged by colony of Alternaria dematiaceous anamorph	Alternaria dauci - a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus (Pleosporales: Pleosporaceae)		Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [causes leaf blight. Severe infection may kill the whole top.]
	root (blackened, prepared)	blackened, prepared root is parasitised by colony of Chalaropsis dematiaceous anamorph	Ceratocystis paradoxa - an ascomycete (Microascales: Ceratocystidaceae)		Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
	root (blackened, rotting)	blackened, rotting root may be infected and damaged by colony of Thielaviopsis dematiaceous anamorph	Thielaviopsis basicola - a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus (Microascales)		Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
	root (blackened, then softened)	blackened, then softened root may be infected and damaged by effuse colony of Alternaria dematiaceous anamorph	Alternaria radicina - a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus (Pleosporales: Pleosporaceae)		Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [causes black rot, especially in storage]
	root (live)	live root may be infected and damaged by colony of Mycocentrospora dematiaceous anamorph	Mycocentrospora acerina - a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus		Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [causes "Liquorice Rot"]
	root	root may be infected by Rhizoctonia anamorph	Helicobasidium purpureum - a ustilaginomycete (Helicobasidiaceae)		Fox, R.T.V., 2006 [large areas of roots covered by felt-like bright purplish violet to cinnamon mycelium]
	stem	stem is parasitised by haustorium	Cuscuta campestris - Yellow Dodder (Cuscutaceae)		Stace, C., 1997

Daucus carota ssp. sativus may be associated with more taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

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