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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.

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

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

UA
3 records

Oksana

Active

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

CZ
4 records

Vegas

Active

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

DK
4 records

Interval

Active

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

IE
4 records

Oponent

Active

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

CZ
4 records

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

DK
3 records

Flemming

Active

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

DK
4 records

Wendie

Active

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

IT UA
3 records

46A75

Active

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

CZ
3 records

TORCH

Terminated

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

Ministry of Agriculture

ES
1 record

Senator Liuks

Terminated

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

Oliinyk IEvheniia Ivanivna, Boiko IEvheniia Illivna, Moroz Viktor Mykolaiovych,

UA
1 record

/PR 44 V 22/

Terminated

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

Jean-Claude Pruvot

UA
1 record

NK Ursa

Withdrawn

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

SYNGENTA SEEDS AG, CH

FR
1 record

Hipanis

Terminated

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

Vyshnevs`kyi Serhii Pavlovych, Liudva Valentyna Volodymyrivna, Romanenko Mykola Maksymovych, Korniichuk Oleksandr Vasylovych, Vyshnevs`kyi Pavlo Ivanovych,

UA
2 records

Hybryrock

Protection expired

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

SARL ADRIEN MOMONT ET FILS, FR

FR
1 record

Torus

Terminated

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

Breus Oksana Serhiivna, Parii IUliia Oleksandrivna, Sydorov Andrii Valeriiovych, Parii IAroslav Fedorovych, Parii Myroslav Fedorovych,

UA
1 record

Lamber

Application submitted

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

Kalinichenko Artem Oleksandrovych, Didenko Kostiantyn Oleksandrovych,

UA
2 records

NEPTUN

Withdrawn

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

DK
1 record

LISOLA

Withdrawn

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

DK
1 record

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

1 record

MERKUR

Terminated

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

DK
1 record