The tomato is one of the most consumed agri-food products in Lebanon. Several fungal
pathogens, including Alternaria species, can infect tomato plants during the whole growing …

Species of Alternaria are serious plant pathogens, causing major losses on a wide range of
crops. Leaf blight symptoms were observed on tomato leaves, and samples were collected …

Alternaria species are common pathogens of fruit and vegetables able to produce
secondary metabolites potentially affecting human health. Twenty-nine isolates obtained …

Large amounts of tomato fruits and derived products are produced in Argentina and may be
contaminated by Alternaria toxins. Limited information is available on the genetic variability …

The genus Alternaria includes both plant-pathogenic and saprophytic species, which may
affect crops in the field or cause harvest and postharvest decay of plant products. The …

Alternaria brown spot is one of the most important diseases of tangerines and their hybrids
worldwide. Recently, outbreaks in Mediterranean areas related to susceptible cultivars …

Alternaria species produce various sorts of toxic metabolites during their active growth and
causes severe diseases in many plants by limiting their productivity. These toxic metabolites …

Some Alternaria species are able to produce plant pathogenic as well as toxic metabolites.
In both agriculture and the food industry it is important know if toxigenic Alternaria are …

Tomatoes (Lycopersicon esculentum) are one of the main crops grown in Egypt. The fungal
black spot illness of fruits is usually associated with the secretion of mycotoxin by Alternaria …

Date palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.), is a widely cultivated crop across North Africa, with about
300 thousand tons of fruits produced per year, in Tunisia. A wide range of fungal pathogens …