''Alternaria panax'' is a fungal plant pathogen, which causes ''Alternaria'' blight of
ginseng
Ginseng () is the root of plants in the genus ''Panax'', such as Korean ginseng ('' P. ginseng''), South China ginseng ('' P. notoginseng''), and American ginseng ('' P. quinquefolius''), typically characterized by the presence of ginsenosides an ...
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panax
The ''Panax'' (ginseng) genus belongs to the ''Araliaceae'' (ivy) family. ''Panax'' species are characterized by the presence of ginsenosides and gintonin. ''Panax'' is one of approximately 60 plant genera with a classical disjunct east Asian and ...
Fungal plant pathogens and diseases
Food plant pathogens and diseases
Eudicot diseases
Fungi described in 1912
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