Studies on Alternaria spp. associated with medicinal plants in Uttar Pradesh

Abstract

Many types of plants are known for their medicinal value. Drugs are obtained from their roots, stems, branches, barks, leaves, flowers, fruits and seeds. Like other plants, the medicinal plants also suffer from several maladies. Seventeen such plant species were collected which were affected from fungal pathogens. On isolation and their morphological studies, six species of Alternaria were identified associates with them. A comparative study was made on the symptomatology of diseases for their diagnosis.