First report of anthracnose of Acacia in Australia
H. GolzarDepartment of Agriculture and Food Western Australia, Bentley Delivery Centre, WA 6983, Australia. Email: hgolzar@agric.wa.gov.au
Australasian Plant Disease Notes 4(1) 70-71 https://doi.org/10.1071/DN09030
Submitted: 23 June 2009 Accepted: 30 June 2009 Published: 15 July 2009
Abstract
In May 2009, anthracnose symptoms were observed on Acacia seedlings, in the south-west of Western Australia. Based on morphological characteristics of the isolated fungus, disease symptoms and pathogenicity tests, Colletotrichum acutatum J.H. Simmonds was identified as the causal agent of anthracnose of Acacia. This is the first report of Anthracnose (C. acutatum) on Acacia both in Australia and worldwide.
Acknowledgements
The author would like to thank Ms Paula Mather for her technical assistance, Dr Sarah Collins for reviewing of the manuscript and Matthew Rumenos for providing Acacia samples.
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