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Fungi and some other microorganisms that cause plant disease or are associated with diseases of plants in the Western Province of Papua New Guinea are listed. Eight are new records for Papua New Guinea. Severity of some of the important diseases is discussed.
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Hyde, K.D., Philemon, E. Some disease-associated microorganisms on plants in the Western Province of Papua New Guinea. Australasian Plant Pathology 23, 69–76 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1071/APP9940069
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