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Alternaria solani (Ellis & G. Martin) L.R. Jones & Grout, 1896 (a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus)

Suggested Literature

Alternaria solani may be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
MYCETEAE
(fungi, moulds and lichens)
ASCOMYCOTA
(spore-shooters)
ASCOMYCETES
(spore shooters)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Alternaria solani is associated with:

Alternaria dematiaceous anamorph Solanum tuberosum - Potato (Solanaceae) Alternaria dematiaceous anamorph infects and damages live above ground parts Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [Cause of "Early Blight" of potatoes.]
Alternaria dematiaceous anamorph Lycopersicon esculentum - Tomato (Solanaceae) Alternaria dematiaceous anamorph causes spots on live leaf Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [causes zonate brown spots]
Alternaria dematiaceous anamorph Solanum nigrum - Black Nightshade (Solanaceae) Alternaria dematiaceous anamorph causes spots on live leaf Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [causes round, oval or irregular, brown or dark brown, often concentrically ridged, target spots which may enlarge rapidly to cover half the leaf.]
Alternaria dematiaceous anamorph Solanum tuberosum - Potato (Solanaceae) Alternaria dematiaceous anamorph causes spots on live leaf Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [causes round, oval or irregular, brown or dark brown, often concentrically ridged, target spots which may enlarge rapidly to cover half the leaf. Cause of "Early Blight".]

Associated with Alternaria solani:

Alternaria solani may be associated with taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

MYCETEAE
(fungi, moulds and lichens)
ASCOMYCETES
(spore shooters)
Alternaria
(a genus of dematiaceous hyphomycetes)

References

Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook

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