A novel host for Alternaria citri causing yellow leaf spot on Indian mustard (Brassica juncea L) in India


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Authors

  • PD Meena ICAR-Directorate of Rapeseed-Mustard Research, Bharatpur 321 303 Rajasthan, India Author
  • Pankaj Sharma ICAR- Directorate of Rapeseed-Mustard Research, Bharatpur, 321 303 (Rajasthan), India Author
  • PK Rai ICAR- Directorate of Rapeseed-Mustard Research, Bharatpur, 321 303 (Rajasthan), India Author

https://doi.org/10.56093/job.v15i1.

Keywords:

Alternaria citri, Brassica juncea, leaf spot, new host

Abstract

Indian mustard (Brassica juncea L) constitutes a new host record for Alternaria citri Ellis & Pears (NFCCI 2704)
fungus in India and worldwide. At the outset during 2011-12, leaves of Indian mustard (B. juncea) cultivar Varuna were
found infected with yellow leaf spots and these were also observed in succeeding years upto 2022-23 in rapeseedmustard
fields in Bharatpur, India.

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Submitted

2024-10-07

Published

2026-04-09

Issue

Vol. 15 No. 1 (2024)

Section

Short Communication

How to Cite

A novel host for Alternaria citri causing yellow leaf spot on Indian mustard (Brassica juncea L) in India (PD Meena, Pankaj Sharma, & PK Rai, Trans.). (2026). Journal of Oilseed Brassica, 15(1), 146-147. https://doi.org/10.56093/job.v15i1.