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Diseases

Alternaria blight of oilseed rape

Brassica napus var. napus

A fungal disease of oilseed rape caused by Alternaria brassicae and Alternaria brassicicola species, affecting all aerial plant parts throughout the entire growing season.

In the reference 108 varieties crop Rapeseed, where this is mentioned in the description.

The primary pathogens of Alternaria blight on oilseed rape are the fungi Alternaria brassicae, which mainly cause grey leaf spot, and Alternaria brassicicola, which induce dark leaf spot. A. alternata, A. raphani, A. tenuissima, and A. arborescens may also be found in crops.

On leaves, the disease manifests as round or angular spots with a distinct halo, with A. brassicae often forming spots with a zonal "target-like" pattern. On stems and pods, sunken ulcerative lesions form, which become covered with a velvety layer of sporulation under humid conditions. Severe infection of pods leads to their premature shattering, known as the "trident" effect, resulting in shriveled seeds or their complete absence.

Specific monogenic resistance genes to this disease in oilseed rape have not been described to date. Resistance is considered a quantitative trait evaluated under field conditions, and the use of molecular markers is of an auxiliary nature for assessing overall genetic polymorphism.

General information about the subject — on the page Alternaria blight.

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Varieties of Rapeseed mentioned in the description

Selection based on the description text, not on official evaluation: these data are absent from registers. For specific variety details, please refer to its profile.

Redstart

Active

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

New Zealand Institute for Crop and Food Research Ltd

NL
5 records

Rescator

Active

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

SELGEN A.S

CZ
5 records

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

P. Jeanson

UA
3 records

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

Monsanto Technology LLC, US

FR
3 records

DK Exprit

Terminated

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

Monsanto Agriculture France SAS (FR)

FR
3 records

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

Pierre GARRAUD

UA
4 records

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

RAGT 2n, FR

FR
4 records

Ballad

Active

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

KWS MOMONT RECHERCHE S.A.R.L

DK
5 records

Aardvark

Active

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

Limagrain Europe S.A.S

DE
5 records

Spitfire

Active

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

FORAGE INNOVATIONS LTD

4 records

Neon

Active

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

Hodowla Roslin Strzelce Sp z.o.o. Grupa IHAR

DE PL
4 records

Gustaw

Active

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

Hodowla Roslin Strzelce Sp z.o.o. Grupa IHAR

PL
4 records

Berny

Active

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

Saatzucht Donau GmbH & Co.KG

UA
5 records

Antares

Active

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

NORDDEUTSCHE| Norddeutsche Pflanzenzucht Hans-Georg Lembke KG

DE
4 records

KWS Meros

Withdrawn

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

KWS SAAT SE&CO.KGaA, DE

FR PL
2 records

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

Hodowla Roslin Strzelce Sp z.o.o. Grupa IHAR

PL
3 records

SM Bolt

Active

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

Hodowla Roslin Smolice Sp.z o.o Grupa IHAR

PL
3 records

SIRIUS

Active

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

GORShKOV VLADIMIR IVANOVICh / KARPAChEV VLADIMIR VLADIMIROVICh / VLASOVA AL'BINA NIKOLAEVNA / MANAENKOV SERGEJ IVANOVICh

DK
3 records

Metys

Terminated

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

Hodowla Roslin Strzelce Sp z.o.o. Grupa IHAR

PL
3 records

Kwazar

Active

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

Hodowla Roslin Strzelce Sp z.o.o. Grupa IHAR

PL
3 records

Hevelius

Active

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

Hodowla Roslin Strzelce Sp z.o.o. Grupa IHAR

PL
3 records

Chrobry

Active

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

Hodowla Roslin Strzelce Sp z.o.o. Grupa IHAR

PL
3 records

Redstoun

Active

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

Breus Oksana Serhiivna, Davydiuk Ihor Mykolaiovych, Koval`chuk Zoreslava Volodymyrivna, Parii IUliia Oleksandrivna, Parii Myroslav Fedorovych, Parii IAroslav Fedorovych, Parii Fedir Mykytovych,

UA
3 records

Parker

Active

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

Solomenko Andrii Ivanovych, Breus Oksana Serhiivna, Parii IUliia Oleksandrivna, Koval`chuk Zoreslava Volodymyrivna, Parii Myroslav Fedorovych, Parii IAroslav Fedorovych,

UA
3 records