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Cercospora traversiana on fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum) in Queensland

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Cercospora traversiana was isolated from 25.3% of darkcoloured fenugreek seed harvested from a crop in southern Queensland. Normal (buff)-coloured seed had a much lower level of infection (2.3%). Inoculations on seedlings and 55-day-old plants caused rapidly expanding lesions on all above-ground parts and a darkening of seeds. Only buff-coloured seed should be used for planting.

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  1. Queensland Department of Primary Industries, Plant Pathology Branch, PO Box 102, 4350, Toowoomba, Queensland

    M. J. Ryley

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Ryley, M.J. Cercospora traversiana on fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum) in Queensland. Australasian Plant Pathology 18, 60–63 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1071/APP9890060

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