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Diversity of Botryosphaeria species on horticultural plants in Victoria and New South Wales

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To help understand the diversity of Botryosphaeria species found on horticultural crops in Victoria and New South Wales, 30 isolates were identified using rDNA ITS sequences and elongation factor 1 α (EF-1 α) gene sequences. Cultures had been isolated over the last 25 years and originated from 14 plant species, and about half were from grapevines, stone fruit and pome fruit. The most commonly encountered species were B. australis (8 times), B. obtusa (7 times), B. parva (7 times) and B. dothidea (5 times). Botryosphaeria ribis was identified only once and B. lutea twice.

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  1. Primary Industries Research Victoria (PIR Vic), Department of Primary Industries, Knoxfield Centre, Ferntree Gully Delivery Centre, Private Bag 15, 3156, Vic., Australia

    J. H. Cunnington & R. A. Powney

  2. New South Wales Department of Primary Industries, Orange Agricultural Institute, Forest Road, 2800, Orange, NSW, Australia

    M. J. Priest & Norma J. Cother

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Cunnington, J.H., Priest, M.J., Powney, R.A. et al. Diversity of Botryosphaeria species on horticultural plants in Victoria and New South Wales. Australasian Plant Pathology 36, 157–159 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1071/AP07002

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