Powdery mildew on Mentha in Australia

J. R. Liberato; J. H. Cunnington

doi:10.1071/DN07034

RESEARCH ARTICLE

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Powdery mildew on Mentha in Australia

J. R. Liberato ^A ^C and J. H. Cunnington ^B

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^A Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries, Plant Pathology Herbarium, 80 Meiers Road, Indooroopilly, Qld 4068, Australia.

^B Primary Industries Research Victoria, Department of Primary Industries, Knoxfield, Private Bag 15, Ferntree Gully Delivery Centre, Vic. 3156, Australia.

^C Corresponding author. Email: jose.liberato@dpi.qld.gov.au

Australasian Plant Disease Notes 2(1) 83-86 https://doi.org/10.1071/DN07034
Submitted: 4 May 2007 Accepted: 10 May 2007 Published: 25 May 2007

Abstract

The Australian specimens of powdery mildew on Mentha held in the Australian National Collection of fungi were examined. The only species observed was the anamorph of Golovinomyces biocellatus. A detailed description and illustrations of the specimens are given, along with the rDNA internal transcribed spacer sequence of one of the specimens.

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