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Asparagus stem blight recorded in Australia

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Stem blight caused by Phomopsis asparagi Sacc. has been detected for the first time in Australia in asparagus (Asparagus officinalis L.) growing in south-eastern Queensland.

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  1. Agency for Food and Fibre Sciences, Queensland Horticulture Institute, Department of Primary Industries, Gatton Research Station, LMB 7, Mail Service 437, 4343, Gatton, Queensland, Australia

    R. D. Davis

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Davis, R.D. Asparagus stem blight recorded in Australia. Australasian Plant Pathology 30, 181–182 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1071/AP01022

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