Discovery of the Canker Pathogen <i>Chrysoporthe austroafricana</i> on Native <i>Syzygium</i> spp. in South Africa

N. Heath, R.; Gryzenhout, Marieka; Roux, Jolanda; J. Wingfield, Michael

doi:10.1094/pd-90-0433

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Discovery of the Canker Pathogen Chrysoporthe austroafricana on Native Syzygium spp. in South Africa

Published in Plant Disease • Apr 1, 2006

Authors:

R. N. Heath

Marieka Gryzenhout

Jolanda Roux

Abstract

Chrysoporthe canker is one of the most important diseases of plantation-grown Eucalyptus spp. in tropical and subtropical regions worldwide. For many years, the disease was reported to be caused by the fungal pathogen Cryphonectria cubensis. Recent DNA-based studies have shown that the fungus in Sou...

Subject

Cryphonectria

Biology

Syzygium

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