Abstract
A new disease was observed on Trifolium dasyurum, with symptoms beginning as a halo spot and developing into a leaf blight. The causal organism was identified by microscopy and DNA sequence studies as Botrytis fabae. This strain of B. fabae was also demonstrated to cause disease on foliage of a range of pulse crops, including Vicia faba, Pisum sativum, and Lens culinaris. This study demonstrates the potential of this strain of B. fabae to not only pose a significant threat to T. dasyurum but also to pulses grown in rotation with T. dasyurum that are susceptible to this strain of B. fabae.
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We thank the Department of Agriculture and Food Western Australia and the Schools of Plant Biology and Earth and Geographical Sciences at The University of Western Australia for funding this research.
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You, M.P., Yang, H.A., Sivasithamparam, K. et al. A new leaf blight disease of Trifolium dasyurum caused by Botrytis fabae . Eur J Plant Pathol 123, 99–103 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10658-008-9338-6
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