Purple spot of asparagus caused by Stemphylium vesicarium in Victoria

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doi:10.1071/AP05045

Purple spot of asparagus caused by Stemphylium vesicarium in Victoria

James H. Cunnington ^A, Gisele Irvine ^A ^B

^A Department of Primary Industries, Primary Industries Research Victoria — Knoxfield, Private Bag 15, Ferntree Gully Delivery Centre, Vic. 3156, Australia.
^B Corresponding author. Email: gisele.irvine@dpi.vic.gov.au





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Australasian Plant Pathology 34(3) 421–422 http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/AP05045
Accepted: 20 April 2005 Published online: 16 September 2005

Abstract

Purple spot of asparagus is a disease of increasing importance in Victoria and Australia. Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase gene sequences and morphological characters revealed the causal agent to be Stemphylium vesicarium, rather than the often-reported S. botryosum. Implications for disease control are discussed.