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Survey of Fusarium species associated with crown rot of wheat and barley in eastern Australia

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Backhouse, D., Abubakar, A.A., Burgess, L.W., Dennis, J.I., Hollaway, G.J., Wildermuth, G.B., Wallwork, H. and Henry, F.J. (2004) Survey of Fusarium species associated with crown rot of wheat and barley in eastern Australia. Australasian Plant Pathology, 33 (2). pp. 255-261.

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Article Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/AP04010

Publisher URL: http://www.publish.csiro.au

Abstract

Fusarium species associated with crown rot were isolated and identified from 409 wheat, barley or durum wheat crops from the eastern Australian grain belt between 1996 and 1999. Fusarium pseudograminearum was almost the only species isolated from crops in Queensland and New South Wales. F. pseudograminearum was also the most common species in Victoria and South Australia, but F. culmorum was frequently isolated in these states. F. culmorum accounted for more than 70% of isolates from the Victorian high-rainfall (> 500 mm) region and the South-East region of South Australia. F. culmorum comprised 18% of isolates from the Victorian medium-rainfall (350-500 mm) region, and 7% of isolates from each of the Victorian low-rainfall region and the Mid-North region of South Australia. F. avenaceum, F. crookwellense and F. graminearum were isolated very infrequently. The proportion of F. culmorum among isolates of Fusarium from districts in Victoria and South Australia was strongly correlated with climatic conditions around the end of the growing season, especially with rainfall in November.

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Additional Information:Reproduced with permission from ©CSIRO Publishing. Access to published version may be available via Publisher’s website.
Keywords:Fusarium; crown rot; wheat; barley.
Subjects:Science > Botany > Cryptogams
Plant pests and diseases > Individual or types of plants or trees > Wheat
Plant pests and diseases > Individual or types of plants or trees > Barley
Live Archive:19 Jul 2007
Last Modified:03 Sep 2021 16:47

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