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Characterisation of leaf spots caused by Neopestalotiopsis clavispora and Colletotrichum siamense in macadamia in Australia
Extensive leaf spot was observed on all leaves of young macadamia trees planted in new orchards in Queensland, Australia. The loss in photosynthetic ability of these trees may contribute to their demise and po...
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Non-host specificity of Botryosphaeriaceae on macadamia and blueberry
The ability of species in the Botryosphaeriaceae to inhabit seemingly healthy plants, reside as endophytes yet result in serious disease under stressful environmental conditions is poorly understood, as is their ...
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Germination and growth of Colletotrichum acutatum and Colletotrichum gloeosporioides isolates from coffee in Papua New Guinea and their pathogenicity to coffee berries
The biology and pathogenicity of Colletotrichum acutatum and C. gloeosporioides isolates from infected coffee berries with anthracnose in Papua New Guinea (PNG) was investigated in vitro and in vivo. Optimum germ...
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Effects of conidial concentration and stigma wetness period on infection by the sorghum ergot pathogen Claviceps africana
The effect of conidial concentration and length of stigma wetness period on infection of sorghum spikelets by Claviceps africana was studied in a controlled environment experiment. Aspore concentration of at leas...
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Pythium irregulare can cause root rot of Platysace lanceolata
Cultivated Platysace lanceolata cv. Valentine Lace plants in south-east Queensland are affected by root rot that reduces shoot growth and flower production, and leads to plant death. Pythium irregulare, Rhizocton...
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Development of a small-plant bioassay to assess banana grown from tissue culture for consistent infection by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense
Two reliable small-plant bioassays were developed using tissue-cultured banana, resulting in consistent symptom expression and infection by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense (Foc). One bioassay was based on provi...
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Use of optical density as a measure of Claviceps africana conidial suspension concentration
Sorghum ergot, caused by Claviceps africana, has remained a major disease problem in Australia since it was first recorded in 1996, and is the focus of a range of biological and integrated management research. Ar...
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Survival of conidia of sorghum ergot (caused by Claviceps africana) on panicles, seed and soil in Australia
Macroconidia of the sorghum ergot pathogen, Claviceps africana Frederickson, Mantle & de Milliano, survived in dried honeydew on soil for 13–14 weeks in a glasshouse at ambient temperatures, but for less than hal...
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In vitro screening and evaluation of fungicides for the control of Claviceps africana on sorghum seed
Eleven fungicides, benomyl, bitertanol, captan, carbendazim, mancozeb, procymidone, propiconazole, tebuconazole, thiram, triadimenol and tridemorph, were tested in vitro at 50 and 10 mg a.i./L for their effects o...
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A preliminary assessment of sweet potato cultivars for sweet potato feathery mottle virus (SPFMV)
Four cultivars of sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) at the Gatton Research Station (Queensland) were screened for sweet potato feathery mottle virus (SPFMV). Both mother stock and field grown material were indexed b...
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Lettuce anthracnose in Victoria: use of Field Runner to analyse spatial pattern of disease
The incidence and distribution of lettuce anthracnose (Microdochium panattonianum) was monitored at three sites at Werribee South, Victoria, in 1985 by means of Field Runner, a stratified random sampling program,...