Sources and quantification of flower blight pathogens in macadamia: Prasannath
Channel: Open Plant Pathology
Date: 09/02/2022

Raceme blights also known as flower blights are used to describe diseases and disorders of macadamia inflorescence worldwide. Flower blights reduce fruit set and control measures are limited. Knowledge of the disease cycle and epidemiological parameters is required. Therefore, the potential sources of inoculum for the three forms of flower blights of macadamia in Australia were investigated. Relative abundance of the inoculum (Ri) in remnant racemes and yellow halo leaf spot in macadamia canopy was quantified and the pathogenicity of the fungal isolates obtained from the plant materials was assessed on developing flowers.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/K632P