What is Alternaria brassicicola?
{{italic}} {{Speciesbox | image = Alternaria brassicicola conidia2.jpg | genus = Alternaria | species = brassicicola | authority = (Schwein.) Wiltshire, (1947) | synonyms = ''Alternaria brassicae f. microspora'' <small></small><br> ''Alternaria brassicae var. minor'' <small></small><br> ''Alternaria circinans'' <small>Berk. & M.A. Curtis, (1924)</small><br> ''Alternaria oleracea'' <small>Milbraith, (1922)</small><br> ''Helminthosporium brassicae'' <small>Henn, (1902)</small><br> ''Helminthosporium brassicicola'' <small>Schwein, (1832)</small><br> ''Macrosporium cheiranthi var. circinans'' <small>[[Miles Joseph Berkeley|Berk.]] & [[Moses Ashley Curtis|M.A. Curtis]], (1875)</small><br> ''Macrosporium circinans'' <small></small><br> ''Macrosporium commune var. circinans'' <small></small><br> ''Polydesmus exitiosus f. alternarioides'' <small>J.G. Kühn, (1855)</small><br> ''Polydesmus exitiosus f. luxuriosum'' <small></small><br> ''Sporidesmium exitiosum f. alternarioides'' <small></small><br> ''Sporidesmium exitiosum f. luxuriosum'' <small></small><br> ''Sporidesmium septorioides'' <small></small> }} '''''Alternaria brassicicola''''' is a [[fungus]] which belongs to the family [[Pleosporaceae]]. The [[species]] has branched [[hyphae]] which are between 1.5 and 7.5 [[micrometre]] wide. In the beginning the [[hyphae]] are transparent but later their colour turns to brown or olive brown. The [[conidium]] are between the 5 and 8 micrometre wide and can be up to 70 micrometre long. == Reference == * Seemadua S. ''et al'' 2011. [http://www.padil.gov.au/thai-bio/pest/main/140396 Alternaria spot (Alternaria brassicicola)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140308132145/http://www.padil.gov.au/thai-bio/Pest/Main/140396 |date=2014-03-08 }} Updated on 2/22/2011 4:17:39 PM Available online: PaDIL - http://www.padil.gov.au. [[Category:Fungi]]