Final diagnosis


Eggplant alternariosis (Alternaria spp.)

Most of the leaves of this eggplant plant are more or less covered with more or less extensive brown to black spots. <i><b>Alternaria beringelae</b></i> (ex <i>Alternaria solani</i>, early blight)
On this leaf, the brown spots show little marked concentric rings, a rather diffuse chlorotic halo; the altered tissues eventually rupture and split. <i><b>Alternaria beringelae</b></i> (ex <i>Alternaria solani</i>, early blight)
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Detail of brown lesions with concentric patterns, a rather diffuse chlorotic halo; the altered tissues eventually rupture and split. <i><b>Alternaria beringelae</b></i> (ex <i>Alternaria solani</i>, early blight)
A small brown, concave spot with discrete concentric rings has formed on one side of this fruit. <i><b>Alternaria beringelae</b></i> (ex <i>Alternaria solani</i>, early blight) on eggplant fruit.