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RESEARCH ARTICLE

First record of Ramularia didymarioides in Australia

I. G. Pascoe A , S. K. de Alwis A , R. Aldaoud A , J. H. Cunnington A C , G. Irvine A and M. J. Priest B
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A Biosciences Research Division, Department of Primary Industries, Knoxfield, Private Bag 15, Ferntree Gully Delivery Centre, Vic. 3156, Australia.

B New South Wales Department of Primary Industries, Orange Agricultural Institute, Orange, NSW 2800, Australia.

C Corresponding author. Email: james.cunnington@dpi.vic.gov.au

Australasian Plant Disease Notes 3(1) 17-18 https://doi.org/10.1071/DN08007
Submitted: 19 February 2008  Accepted: 5 March 2008   Published: 20 March 2008

Abstract

Ramularia didymarioides was found on potted plants of Silene cv. Rollies Favourite in a nursery in Melbourne. This is the first record of R. didymarioides outside of Europe and central Asia. All affected plants were destroyed.


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