Alternaria alternata is a common species of fungus frequently isolated from plants as both an
endophyte and a pathogen. Although the current definition of A. alternata rests on a …

Host-selective toxins (HSTs) produced by fungal plant pathogens are generally low-
molecular-weight secondary metabolites with a diverse range of structures that function as …

Huge quantities of plastic wastes have been accumulating in the environment causing
serious ecological problems and significantly impacting the global carbon cycling. Plastic …

The systematics of Alternaria and allied genera traditionally has been based on the
characteristics of conidia and the sporulation apparatus. This emphasis on morphology in …

The cosmopolitan fungal genus Alternaria consists of multiple saprophytic and pathogenic
species. Based on phylogenetic and morphological studies, the genus is currently divided …

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 …

Small-spored Alternaria species are a taxonomically challenging group of fungi with few
morphological or molecular characters that allow unambiguous discrimination among taxa …

The genus Alternaria includes more than 250 species. The traditional methods for
identification of Alternaria species are based on morphological characteristics of the …

Botryosphaeriales, Chaetosphaeriales, Fusarium graminearum, pestalotiopsis-like
anamorphs, and the Mycosphaerella complex are illustrated to indicate potential …

Alternaria alternata causes black spot in many fruits and vegetables around the world. It is a
latent fungus that develops during the cold storage of fruits, becoming visible during the …