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Phytophthora capsici has been identified from two new hosts in Queensland, Custard Apple (Annona squamosa) and Mandevilla sp. This is the first record of P. capsici in Queensland and only the second record of the pathogen in Australia. It is also the first report of the pathogen on these hosts.
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Weinert, M.P., Smith, B.N., Wagels, G. et al. First record of Phytophthora capsici from Queensland. Australasian Plant Pathology 28, 93 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1071/AP99015
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