| Aphanomyces raphani | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Chromista |
| Phylum: | Oomycota |
| Order: | Saprolegniales |
| Family: | Leptolegniaceae |
| Genus: | Aphanomyces |
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A. raphani
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| Binomial name | |
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Aphanomyces raphani J.B. Kendr., (1927)
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Aphanomyces raphani, also known as Radish black root disease, is a fungal plant pathogen of various species of Brassicaceae. It is a necrotrophic pathogen causing small black water soaked lesions on its hosts which become rapidly colonised by other fungi and bacteria.
Hosts
- Brassica alboglabra
- Brassica campestris var. pekinensis
- Brassica napus
- Brassica chinensis
- Brassica juncea
- Brassica napobrassica
- Brassica nigra
- Brassica oleracea varieties
- Brassica perviridis
- Brassica robertiana
- Crambe abyssinica
- Lunaria annua
- Raphanus raphanistrum
- Raphanus sativas
- Sinapis alba