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First report of Tubercularia lateritia as the causal agent of canker on macadamia

O. A. Akinsanmi ^A ^B and A. Drenth ^A

^A Tree Pathology Centre, The University of Queensland and Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries, 80 Meiers Road, Indooroopilly, Qld 4068, Australia.
^B Corresponding author. Email: uqoakins@uq.edu.au

Abstract

Tubercularia lateritia was recorded for the first time as causing canker, characterised by a sunken centre surrounded by galls or callus, on macadamia. The fungus was isolated and inoculated on young macadamia trees in the glasshouse and produced characteristic disease symptoms from which the fungus was successfully reisolated.

Australasian Plant Disease Notes 1(1) 49–51 doi:10.1071/DN06019
Submitted: 26 October 2006 Accepted: 22 November 2006 Published: 30 November 2006