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First report of Waitea circinata causing sheath spot and Rhizoctonia oryzaesativae causing aggregate sheath spot on rice in south-eastern Australia

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A survey conducted during the summer of 2001 in the rice-growing areas of south-eastern Australia revealed for the first time the presence of Rhizoctonia oryzae-sativae (Sawada) Mordue, the causal agent of aggregate sheath spot and Waitea circinata Warcup & Talbot, the causal agent of sheath spot, on stems of rice plants.

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  1. Farrer Centre, School of Agriculture, Charles Sturt University, 2678, Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia

    V. M. Lanoiselet & G. J. Ash

  2. Agricultural Institute, NSW Agriculture, 2800, Orange, NSW, Australia

    E. J. Cother & M. J. Priest

  3. Agricultural Institute, NSW Agriculture, 2703, NSW, Yanco, Australia

    A. Watson

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Lanoiselet, V.M., Ash, G.J., Cother, E.J. et al. First report of Waitea circinata causing sheath spot and Rhizoctonia oryzaesativae causing aggregate sheath spot on rice in south-eastern Australia. Australasian Plant Pathology 30, 369–370 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1071/AP01053

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