Brassica rapa L.
(Turnip)

Interactions where Brassica rapa is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

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Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
is foodplant of larva Helophorus porculus a turnip mud beetle Coleoptera: Helophoridae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Helophoridae/Helophorus porculus/Helophorus porculusa turnip mud beetlelarva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Brassica rapa/Brassica rapaturnip larva feeds on
is foodplant of larva Helophorus rufipes a turnip mud beetle Coleoptera: Helophoridae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Helophoridae/Helophorus rufipes/Helophorus rufipesa turnip mud beetlelarva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Brassica rapa/Brassica rapaturnip larva feeds on
cotyledon (live) live cotyledon of seedling is spotted by pycnidium of Phoma coelomycetous anamorph Leptosphaeria maculans Brassica Canker, Black Leg and Dry Rot - causative organism, Brassica Blackleg Disease Pleosporales: Leptosphaeriaceae Leptosphaeria maculans, Punithalingam, E. & Holliday, P., 1972
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Leptosphaeriaceae/Leptosphaeria maculans/Leptosphaeria maculansbrassica canker, black leg and dry rot (causative organism), brassica blackleg diseasepycnidiumPhoma coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / spot causer /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Brassica rapa/Brassica rapaturniplivecotyledonseedling pycnidium of Phoma coelomycetous anamorph causes spots on live cotyledon of seedling
green parts (live, discoloured, distorted) live, discoloured, distorted green parts is parasitised by colony UK/IrelandMajor Albugo candida s. lat. White Blister or White Rust Of Brassicaceae Albuginales: Albuginaceae Fungal foes in your garden no 6: White Blister, Bailey, A.G., 1989
 /Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Albuginales/Albuginaceae/Albugo candida s. lat./Albugo candida s. lat.white blister or white rust of Brassicaceaecolony Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Brassica rapa/Brassica rapaturniplive, discoloured, distortedgreen partsMajor (spring, early autumn)colony parasitises live, discoloured, distorted green parts
leaf (underside) leaf (underside) is grazed by gregarious larva Major Athalia rosae Turnip Tigress Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (b), Benson, R.B., 1952
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Tenthredinidae/Athalia rosae/Athalia rosaeturnip tigressgregariouslarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Brassica rapa/Brassica rapaturnipleaf (underside)Major gregarious larva grazes on leaf (underside)
leaf (young) (live, crinkled, stunted) live, crinkled, stunted leaf (young) may be infected and damaged by Turnip Mosaic virus a phytopathogenic virus Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Turnip Mosaic virus/Turnip Mosaic virusa phytopathogenic virus Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Brassica rapa/Brassica rapaturniplive, crinkled, stuntedleaf (young) infects and damages live, crinkled, stunted leaf (young)
leaf (live, crinkled, mottled) live, crinkled, mottled leaf may be infected and damaged by UK/Ireland Turnip Crinkle virus a phytopathogenic virus Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Turnip Crinkle virus/Turnip Crinkle virusa phytopathogenic virus Foodplant / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Brassica rapa/Brassica rapaturniplive, crinkled, mottledleaf infects and damages live, crinkled, mottled leaf
leaf (live, crinkled) live, crinkled leaf is spotted by Radish Mosaic virus a phytopathogenic virus Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Radish Mosaic virus/Radish Mosaic virusa phytopathogenic virus Foodplant / spot causer /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Brassica rapa/Brassica rapaturniplive, crinkledleaf causes spots on live, crinkled leaf
leaf (live, discoloured, distorted) live, discoloured, distorted leaf is parasitised by colony UK/IrelandMajor Albugo candida s. lat. White Blister or White Rust Of Brassicaceae Albuginales: Albuginaceae Fungal foes in your garden no 6: White Blister, Bailey, A.G., 1989
 /Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Albuginales/Albuginaceae/Albugo candida s. lat./Albugo candida s. lat.white blister or white rust of Brassicaceaecolony Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Brassica rapa/Brassica rapaturniplive, discoloured, distortedleafMajor (spring, early autumn)colony parasitises live, discoloured, distorted leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by colony of Pseudocercosporella anamorph UK/Ireland Mycosphaerella capsellae an ascomycete Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol 1, Braun, U., 1995
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Mycosphaerella capsellae/Mycosphaerella capsellaean ascomycetecolonyPseudocercosporella anamorph Foodplant / spot causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Brassica rapa/Brassica rapaturnipliveleaf colony of Pseudocercosporella anamorph causes spots on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by amphigenous Pseudocercosporella anamorph Major Pseudocercosporella brassicae Brassica White Spot - causative organism Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Pseudocercosporella brassicae/Pseudocercosporella brassicaeBrassica white spot - causative organismamphigenousPseudocercosporella anamorph Foodplant / spot causer /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Brassica rapa/Brassica rapaturnipliveleafMajor amphigenous Pseudocercosporella anamorph causes spots on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by amphigenous colony of Ramularia hyphomycetous anamorph Foreign Ramularia armoraciae Crucifer Pale Leaf Spot - causative organism Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol II, Braun, U., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Ramularia armoraciae/Ramularia armoraciaecrucifer pale leaf spot (causative organism)amphigenouscolonyRamularia hyphomycetous anamorph Foodplant / spot causerForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Brassica rapa/Brassica rapaturnipliveleaf amphigenous colony of Ramularia hyphomycetous anamorph causes spots on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf of seedling is spotted by pycnidium of Phoma coelomycetous anamorph Leptosphaeria maculans Brassica Canker, Black Leg and Dry Rot - causative organism, Brassica Blackleg Disease Pleosporales: Leptosphaeriaceae Leptosphaeria maculans, Punithalingam, E. & Holliday, P., 1972
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Leptosphaeriaceae/Leptosphaeria maculans/Leptosphaeria maculansbrassica canker, black leg and dry rot (causative organism), brassica blackleg diseasepycnidiumPhoma coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / spot causer /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Brassica rapa/Brassica rapaturnipliveleafseedling pycnidium of Phoma coelomycetous anamorph causes spots on live leaf of seedling
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by amphigenous colony of Alternaria dematiaceous anamorph UK/Ireland Alternaria brassicae a dark leaf spot of Brassicas - causative organism Pleosporales: Pleosporaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
British Parasitic Fungi, Moore, W.C., 1959
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Pleosporaceae/Alternaria brassicae/Alternaria brassicaea dark leaf spot of Brassicas - causative organismamphigenouscolonyAlternaria dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / spot causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Brassica rapa/Brassica rapaturnipliveleaf amphigenous colony of Alternaria dematiaceous anamorph causes spots on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf may be infected and damaged by Turnip Mosaic virus a phytopathogenic virus Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Turnip Mosaic virus/Turnip Mosaic virusa phytopathogenic virus Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Brassica rapa/Brassica rapaturnipliveleaf infects and damages live leaf
root (exposed part) (live, cankered) live, cankered root (exposed part) may be infected and damaged by Leptosphaeria maculans Brassica Canker, Black Leg and Dry Rot - causative organism, Brassica Blackleg Disease Pleosporales: Leptosphaeriaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Leptosphaeriaceae/Leptosphaeria maculans/Leptosphaeria maculansbrassica canker, black leg and dry rot (causative organism), brassica blackleg disease Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Brassica rapa/Brassica rapaturniplive, cankeredroot (exposed part) infects and damages live, cankered root (exposed part)
root root may be infected and damaged by colony Major Erwinia carotovora Bacterial Soft Rot Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Erwinia carotovora/Erwinia carotovorabacterial soft rotcolony Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Brassica rapa/Brassica rapaturniprootMajor colony infects and damages root
root root may be infected and damaged by Rhizoctonia anamorph Major Helicobasidium purpureum Violet Root Rot - causative organism Helicobasidiales: Helicobasidiaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Helicobasidiales/Helicobasidiaceae/Helicobasidium purpureum/Helicobasidium purpureumviolet root rot (causative organism)Rhizoctonia anamorph Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Brassica rapa/Brassica rapaturniprootMajor Rhizoctonia anamorph infects and damages root
root (girdled) girdled root may be infected and damaged by Foreign Aphanomyces raphani (A Water Mould) Saprolegniales: Leptolegniaceae Aphanomyces raphani, Hall, G., 1980
 /Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Saprolegniales/Leptolegniaceae/Aphanomyces raphani/Aphanomyces raphani(a water mould) Foodplant / pathogenForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Brassica rapa/Brassica rapaturnipgirdledroot infects and damages girdled root
root (live) live root is galled by larva Ceutorhynchus assimilis s.l. (assimilis/obstrictus) cabbage seed weevil, turnip gall weevil, cabbage gall weevil Coleoptera: Curculionidae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Ceutorhynchus assimilis s.l. (assimilis/obstrictus)/Ceutorhynchus assimilis s.l. (assimilis/obstrictus)cabbage seed weevil, turnip gall weevil, cabbage gall weevillarva Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Brassica rapa/Brassica rapaturnipliveroot (3-)larva causes gall of live root
root (live) live root may contain larva Delia radicum Cabbage Root Fly Diptera: Anthomyiidae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Anthomyiidae/Delia radicum/Delia radicumcabbage root flylarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Brassica rapa/Brassica rapaturnipliveroot larva feeds within live root
root (swollen, distorted, often fused) swollen, distorted, often fused root is galled by Major Plasmodiophora brassicae Club-root or Finger-and-toe Of Cabbage - causative organism Plasmodiophorida: Plasmodiophoridae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Protozoa/Cercozoa/Phytomyxea/Plasmodiophorida/Plasmodiophoridae/Plasmodiophora brassicae/Plasmodiophora brassicaeclub-root or finger-and-toe of cabbage - causative organism Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Brassica rapa/Brassica rapaturnipswollen, distorted, often fusedrootMajor causes gall of swollen, distorted, often fused root
stem (live) live stem of seedling is spotted by pycnidium of Phoma coelomycetous anamorph Leptosphaeria maculans Brassica Canker, Black Leg and Dry Rot - causative organism, Brassica Blackleg Disease Pleosporales: Leptosphaeriaceae Leptosphaeria maculans, Punithalingam, E. & Holliday, P., 1972
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Leptosphaeriaceae/Leptosphaeria maculans/Leptosphaeria maculansbrassica canker, black leg and dry rot (causative organism), brassica blackleg diseasepycnidiumPhoma coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / spot causer /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Brassica rapa/Brassica rapaturniplivestemseedling pycnidium of Phoma coelomycetous anamorph causes spots on live stem of seedling
twig (live) live twig may be infected and damaged by colony Streptomyces soil actinomycetes and scabs Actinomycetales Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Actinobacteria/Actinomycetales/Streptomyces/Streptomycessoil actinomycetes and scabscolony Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Brassica rapa/Brassica rapaturniplivetwig colony infects and damages live twig

Author & YearTitleSource
Bailey, A.G., 1989Fungal foes in your garden no 6: White BlisterMycologist Vol 03 (3): 146.
Benson, R.B., 1952Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (b)Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol VI, Part 2(b), 137pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Braun, U., 1995Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol 1Phytopathogenic Hyphomycetes, 1, 333pp, IHW-Verlag
Braun, U., 1998Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol IIPhytopathogenic Hyphomycetes, 2, 493pp, IHW-Verlag
Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden PlantsCollins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins
Bullock, J.A., 1992Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations11a, 24pp, Amateur Entomologists’ Society
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Hall, G., 1980Aphanomyces raphaniI.M.I. Descriptions of Pathogenic Fungi and Bacteria CMI Descriptions of Pathenogenic Fungi and Bacteria Sheet 973.
Moore, W.C., 1959British Parasitic Fungi430pp, Cambridge University Press
Punithalingam, E. & Holliday, P., 1972Leptosphaeria maculansI.M.I. Descriptions of Pathogenic Fungi and Bacteria CMI Descriptions of Pathenogenic Fungi and Bacteria Sheet 331.

Brassica rapa (Turnip) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
interactions		 No of
references
Brassica rapa ssp campestris
Wild Turnip
Subspecies 3 trophisms
Brassica rapa ssp pekinensis
Chinese Cabbage, Celery Cabbage
Subspecies 2 trophisms
Brassica rapa ssp rapa
Turnip
Subspecies 3 trophisms
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesBrassica rapa (Turnip)
GenusBrassica (cabbages, mustards, turnips and rape)
FamilyBRASSICACEAE (cabbages, cresses etc.)
OrderBRASSICALES (cabbages, cresses, weld, mignonette, spiderflowers and garden nasturtiums)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Brassica rapa (Turnip)

Brassica rapa (Turnip) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Brassica rapa (Turnip):

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