Seedling blight of flax
Alternaria linicola
Alternaria linicola is a plant pathogen.
Host plants / species affected
Linum usitatissimum (flax)
List of symptoms/signs
Roots - reduced root system
Roots - swollen roots
Stems - discoloration of bark
Whole plant - damping off
Symptoms
Brown lesions on cotyledons and lower leaves. Brick-red lesions on the stem base of some plants. Seedlings may be stunted.
