First Report of Alternaria alternata Causing Brown Leaf Spot of Potato in South India

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Jaffer, Shajith Basha, Kumaresan, Parthiban V., Johnson, Iruthayasamy, Periyannan, Sambasivam and Karthikeyan, Muthusamy. 2025. "First Report of Alternaria alternata Causing Brown Leaf Spot of Potato in South India." Plant Disease: an international journal of applied plant pathology. 109 (5), pp. 1182-1182. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-10-24-2065-PDN
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First Report of Alternaria alternata Causing Brown Leaf Spot of Potato in South India

ERA Journal ID2647
Article CategoryNotes or commentaries
AuthorsJaffer, Shajith Basha, Kumaresan, Parthiban V., Johnson, Iruthayasamy, Periyannan, Sambasivam and Karthikeyan, Muthusamy
Journal TitlePlant Disease: an international journal of applied plant pathology
Journal Citation109 (5), pp. 1182-1182
Number of Pages1
Year2025
PublisherAmerican Phytopathological Society
ISSN0191-2917
1943-7692
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-10-24-2065-PDN
Web Address (URL)https://apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/10.1094/PDIS-10-24-2065-PDN
KeywordsAlternaria alternata; brown leaf spot; potato; South India
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ANZSRC Field of Research 2020300409. Crop and pasture protection (incl. pests, diseases and weeds)
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