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Rapid field assessments of impacts of plant fungal pathogen Austropuccinia psidii on five high priority Myrtaceae species in New South Wales, Australia

  • In 2010, the plant fungal pathogen Austropuccinia psidii was detected in Australia. It has since spread rapidly through the eastern states of Australia causing significant population declines in a number of susceptible species. However, there are still a number of potentially vulnerable species that lack the necessary field observations that are needed to accurately gauge the risk Austropuccinia psidii poses to them. Because of this, rapid field assessments of these species have been given the utmost priority. In the spring of 2018 (October) we carried out rapid field assessments for five high priority species. We did not observe active Austropuccinia psidii infection on any of the species at the time of assessment despite the majority of individuals having susceptible new flush. However, we did find evidence of significant previous infection (branch dieback) in the largest Archirhodomyrtus beckleri population we assessed. Therefore, to confirm our observations, it is necessary to re-assess this population when environmental conditions are more favourable for infection to occur in order.

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Author:Anthony Manea, Laura Fernandez Winzer, Michelle R. Leishman
URN:urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-583318
DOI:https://doi.org/10.7751/cunninghamia.2019.19.001
ISSN:0727- 9620
ISSN:2200 - 405X
Parent Title (English):Cunninghamia : a journal of plant ecology for eastern Australia
Document Type:Article
Language:English
Year of Completion:2019
Year of first Publication:2019
Publishing Institution:Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg
Release Date:2021/02/10
Tag:Myrtle Rust; dieback; infection; plant fungal pathogen; susceptibility
Volume:19
Page Number:6
First Page:1
Last Page:6
Dewey Decimal Classification:5 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik / 58 Pflanzen (Botanik) / 580 Pflanzen (Botanik)
Sammlungen:Sammlung Biologie / Sondersammelgebiets-Volltexte
Zeitschriften / Jahresberichte:Cunninghamia : A Journal of Plant Ecology for Eastern Australia / Cunninghamia : A Journal of Plant Ecology for Eastern Australia, Volume 19 (2019)
:urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-514446
Licence (German):License LogoDeutsches Urheberrecht