Review Article
Tomato early blight (alternaria solani), pathogen, disease development and defense response phytohormone signaling
Author(s): Naveed Gulzar*, Azra N. Kamili and Manzoor A. Shah
Alternaria solani, the necrotrophic fungal pathogen of Solanaceae family belonging to Dothideomycetes, causing early blight received significant interest among all the fungal pathogens of tomato. The pathogen is widely distributed and is an economically important member of the class Ascomycota. The genus comprises of opportunistic necrotrophic or parasitic pathogens of tomato and relevant species. The carnage by this necrotrophic pathogen accounts for huge and drastic losses to the agriculture production worldwide. It has also been linked to the cosmopolitan decline in wild and cultivated tomato species of the world. In order to overcome the burden of the disease, there is a critical need to develop effective strategies for early blight management. However, in order to handle the disease trouble, there is a fundamental need to be aware of the phylogeny, taxonomy, transmission mechanis.. View More»
DOI:
http:/dx.doi.org/10.14303/irjps.2021.25