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First record of Cercosporella leucaenae on Leucaena leucocephala in Australia

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Cercosporella leucaenae is reported for the first time from Australia. It defoliated leaflets of cultivated Leucaena leucocephala at Kununurra, Western Australia during April 1995. By late April 1995 C. leucaenae was substantially colonised by the mycoparasite Dicyma pulvinata.

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  1. Department of Agriculture, Division of Plant Protection, 6151, South Perth, Western Australia, Australia

    R. G. Shivas

  2. Department of Agriculture, Frank Wise Institute, 6743, Kununurra, Western Australia, Australia

    T. Triglone & S. Petty

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Shivas, R.G., Triglone, T. & Petty, S. First record of Cercosporella leucaenae on Leucaena leucocephala in Australia. Australasian Plant Pathology 25, 24–25 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1071/AP96005

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