Talk:Alternaria brassicicola

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This article is or was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Agirlhassomename. Peer reviewers: PAwati, Rehona Zamani. 20:59, 19 January 2022 (UTC)

Prajakta's peer review

 You have included a picture of the conidia which is good. If possible add an image description and citation. It will be useful for the readers.

 External links provided. (Good!)

 May be suggest a reading or two. (If you can find relevant ones)

 Information in the “Biotechnology” section should be split into “Taxonomy, Habitat & ecology, and Plant disease”. Information is not very relevant in biotechnology section. Purpose of this section is unclear to me (what does it mean in the fungal context?).

 From the source you have cited, you can mention growth conditions (temperature range, culture medium, where and how hyphae develop, toxins emitted (non-specific and phytotoxins), pathogenesis mechanism. This article has quite a bit of information for you to use.

 Besides the sources listed below, there are many other articles (in last 10 yrs) pertaining to your species. You can either synthesize information from there or find the materials that they have cited.

Additional resources –

1. Mycotaxon (Vol 55, year 1995, pg 123-128, by Simmons, E.G) This is the best source. It has lots of information on spore characterization and ecology. You can access this volume through UFT library journal database.

2. Alternaria Brassicicola (yes! the B is capital in the article name) • Article citation: Michael Corlett & I.A. MacLatchy (1996) Alternaria Brassicicola, Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology, 18:4, 484-485, DOI: 10.1080/07060669609500609

This article has images and describes A. brassicicola’s morphology, host, distribution. It mentions the individual who identified it first. Note: Use UFT library’s advanced search for articles to find it. Simple search will not work. It is a 2pg. pdf.

3. How the Necrotrophic Fungus Alternaria brassicicola Kills Plant Cells Remains an Enigma • Link - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4385798/ • (doi:[10.1128/EC.00226-14], PMID: 25681268

This is a 2015 article – but it gives some information on its taxonomy, habitat (host species), possible mechanism of pathogenesis. You can look at the sources cited by them (ones pertaining to your species).

4. JGI, MycoCosm (The fungal genomics resource) https://genome.jgi.doe.gov/Altbr1/Altbr1.home.html

PAwati (talk) 02:26, 1 November 2018 (UTC)

Rehona's Peer Review

I am impressed by the number of synonyms you were able to find. The information provided under biotechnology is interesting and useful. The reference you found that outlines the pathogenic characteristics of the fungus is fascinating and appears to have plenty of useful information for your article. However, they don’t seem to be included in your article as of yet. I would suggest re-reading the reference and extracting more information from it, for example the ways in which this fungus causes severe economic losses is useful information for readers. In addition, the infection methods used by Alternaria to invade plants is also useful information for your heading “Physiology” or “Plant disease”. All of this information is found in the reference cited in your article. So far it seems your article is biased to one section of the article but I'm sure with more research, it will balance out. Make sure to stay neutral in your tone and include a balanced coverage for each section. I suggest creating space for a lead section that provides enough information for the reader to know what the article will be about. I also suggest moving the information provided under the heading “Biotechnology” to under “Plant disease” or the lead paragraph. It doesn’t suit the “Biotechnology” heading, which can be used for biotechnological tools to decrease the effects of Alternaria brassicicola on economically important crops. Also, make sure to provide a citation for all facts such as the fungus being a necrotrophic pathogen. I would suggest holding off on creating headings until you’ve had the chance to complete more extensive research as the information you find can inform the headings you choose. For example, you may find little information on habitat and ecology and instead want to combine that with another heading, or you may find information for a new heading all together.

I conducted research and complied a list of references I thought might be useful for you:


How the Necrotrophic Fungus Alternaria brassicicola Kills Plant Cells Remains an Enigma https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4385798/ This article has useful information for the heading “Plant Disease”, and “Taxonomy, growth and morphology”.

Characterization of the Early Response of Arabidopsis to Alternaria brassicicola Infection Using Expression Profiling http://www.plantphysiol.org/content/132/2/606 This article has useful information for the heading “Plant Disease” and “Biotechnology”.

Infection cycle of Alternaria brassicicola on Brassica oleracea leaves under growth room conditions http://apps.webofknowledge.com.myaccess.library.utoronto.ca/full_record.do?product=WOS&search_mode=GeneralSearch&qid=1&SID=8DxEiJTYLHM9zgG3rGa&page=1&doc=10 This article has useful information for the heading “Plant Disease” and “Biotechnology”

Biocontrol Potential of an Endophytic Streptomyces sp Strain MBCN152-1 against Alternaria brassicicola on Cabbage Plug Seedlings http://apps.webofknowledge.com.myaccess.library.utoronto.ca/full_record.do?product=WOS&search_mode=GeneralSearch&qid=1&SID=8DxEiJTYLHM9zgG3rGa&page=4&doc=40 This article has useful information for the heading “Taxonomy, Growth and Morphology” and “Biotechnology”.

Zinc triggers signaling mechanisms and defense responses promoting resistance to Alternaria brassicicola in Arabidopsis thaliana http://apps.webofknowledge.com.myaccess.library.utoronto.ca/full_record.do?product=WOS&search_mode=GeneralSearch&qid=1&SID=8DxEiJTYLHM9zgG3rGa&page=7&doc=69 This article has useful information for the heading “Biotechnology” and “Plant Disease”. You can outline possible mechanisms of defense against this plant pathogen. This is useful for people involved in the agricultural industry.

A flavoprotein supports cell wall properties in the necrotrophic fungus Alternaria brassicicola. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28955470 This article provides useful information for the heading “Taxonomy, Growth and Morphology”.

Farr D.F., Bills G.F., Chamuris G.P., Rossman A.Y. 1989. Fungi on plants and plant products in the United States, 2nd Edition. St. Paul: APS Press. I would finally suggest reading through this book as I found useful information on my fungus and you may also find the same, especially since your fungus is a plant pathogen.

Feel free to check out those resources and all the best!

--Rehona Zamani (talk) 20:32, 2 November 2018 (UTC)Rehona Zamani