Global InformationAlternaria carthami information
| Alternaria carthami | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Dothideomycetes |
| Order: | Pleosporales |
| Family: | Pleosporaceae |
| Genus: | Alternaria |
| Species: | A. carthami
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| Binomial name | |
| Alternaria carthami S. Chowdhury, (1944)
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| Synonyms | |
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Macrosporium carthami Savul., (1943) | |
Alternaria carthami is a necrotrophic plant pathogen of safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.). The fungus is in the order Pleosporales and family Pleosporaceae. It was first isolated in India, has spread globally and can have devastating effects on safflower yield, and resultant oilseed production.[1] A. carthami is known to be seed-borne and appears as irregular brown lesions on safflower leaves and stems.[1][2]
- ^ a b Chowdhury, S. (1944). "An Alternaria disease of Safflower". Journal of the Indian Botanical Society. 23 (2): 59–65.
- ^ Irwin, J. A. G. (1976). "Alternaria carthami, a seed-borne pathogen of safflower". Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture. 16 (83): 921. doi:10.1071/ea9760921. ISSN 0816-1089.