Plant Pathology (2011) 60, 1096-1106

G.S. Pegg, H. Nahrung, A.J. Carnegie, M.J. Wingfield and A. Drenth (2011)
Spread and development of quambalaria shoot blight in spotted gum plantations
Plant Pathology 60 (6), 1096-1106
Abstract: The aim of this study was to examine the disease development of quambalaria shoot blight, caused by the fungal pathogen Quambalaria pitereka, in plantation-grown spotted gum (Corymbia citriodora subsp. citriodora, C. citriodora subsp. variegata, C. henryi and C. maculata) in south-east Queensland, Australia. The results showed that native spotted gums are a primary source of inoculum followed rapidly by the production of secondary inoculum from infected trees in the plantation. The rate of spread and development of Q. pitereka within plantations increased exponentially over time as additional trees became infected and produced secondary inoculum. Spore concentration was shown to play an important role in disease development, with disease severity increasing with increasing disease incidence on individual trees and incidence across the plantation.
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Database assignments for author(s): Geoffrey S. Pegg, Michael J. Wingfield, Angus J. Carnegie, Helen F. Nahrung, Andre Drenth

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
population dynamics/ epidemiology
general biology - morphology - evolution

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Quambalaria pitereka	Corymbia (crop)	Australia (NT+QLD)