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	View PDF Pathogen Disease Host Sort by Crop Sort by Taxon   Aceria tosichella Aceria tosichella Wheat Curl Mite Wheat, cereals and grasses Grains and Field Crops Arthropods Alternaria alternata Alternaria alternata Alternaria leaf spot Cotton Grains and Field Crops Fungi Aphanomyces euteiches Aphanomyces euteiches Aphanomyces Root Rot Legumes Grains and Field Crops Fungi Aphelenchoides fragariae Aphelenchoides fragariae Bud and Leaf Nematode Many host species Many Hosts Nematodes Armillaria luteobubalina Armillaria luteobubalina Armillaria root rot Australian natives Forestry and Amenity Fungi Blumeria graminis f. sp. hordei Blumeria graminis f. sp. hordei Barley Powdery Mildew Barley Grains and Field Crops Fungi Botrytis squamosa Botrytis squamosa Onion Leaf Blight Allium spp., onion, garlic, and leek. Vegetables Fungi Calonectria ilicicola Calonectria ilicicola Collar Rot Many hosts including papaya Many Hosts Fungi Candidatus Phytoplasma Candidatus Phytoplasma Witches’ broom, big bud, little leaf Many host species Many Hosts Bacteria Candidatus Liberibacter Candidatus Liberibacter Zebra Chip Solanaceae Vegetables Bacteria Candidatus Liberabacter Candidatus Liberabacter Citrus greening Citrus spp. Fruit and Nut Crops Bacteria Ceratobasidium theobromae Ceratobasidium theobromae Vascular Streak Dieback Cocoa Fruit and Nut Crops Fungi Cercospora zonata Cercospora zonata Cercospora leaf spot Vicia species and more Many Hosts Fungi Cladobotrium spp Cladobotryum spp Cobweb Disease Mushrooms Vegetables Fungi Cladosporium echinulatum Cladosporium echinulatum Fairy Ring Spot of Carnation Carnation Ornamentals Fungi Cochliobolus heterostrophus Cochliobolus heterostrophus Southern corn (Maydis) leaf blight Maize Fruit and Nut Crops Fungi Colletotrichum acutatum Colletotrichum acutatum Pistachio anthracnose A diverse range of hosts Many Hosts Fungi Colletotrichum coccodes Colletotrichum coccodes Brown Root Rot Tomato and Potato Vegetables Fungi Colletotrichum gloeosporioides Colletotrichum gloeosporioides Anthracnose Many host species Many Hosts Fungi Colletotrichum graminicola Colletotrichum graminicola Maize anthracnose Maize Grains and Field Crops Fungi Colletotrichum lupini Colletotrichum lupini Lupin anthracnose Lupin, Lupinus spp. Grains and Field Crops Fungi Cryphonectria parasitica Cryphonectria parasitica Chestnut blight, chestnut canker Chestnut and oak Fruit and Nut Crops Fungi Dactylonectria spp Dactylonectria spp Black root rot Avacado Fruit and Nut Crops Fungi Ditylenchus destructor Ditylenchus destructor Potato Rot Nematode Potato plus many other plants Vegetables Nematodes Ditylenchus dipsaci Ditylenchus dipsaci Stem Nematode, Bulb Nematode Many host species Many Hosts Nematodes Dothistroma septosporum Dothistroma septosporum Dothistroma needle blight Pinus and other conifers Forestry and Amenity Fungi Entyloma ageratinae Entyloma ageratinae Mistflower blight Mistflower Ornamentals Fungi Erwinia amylovora Erwinia amylovora Fire Blight Apple, pear, cotoneaster, hawthorn. Fruit and Nut Crops Bacteria Erysiphe heraclei Erysiphe heraclei Powdery Mildew Many members of Apiaceae Many Hosts Fungi Erysiphe necator Erysiphe necator Powdery Mildew Grapevine Fruit and Nut Crops Fungi Eutiarosporella spp. Eutiarosporella spp. White Grain Triticum spp, Hordeum spp Grains and Field Crops Fungi Fusarium graminareum Fusarium graminareum Head blight and crown rot Many small grains Grains and Field Crops Fungi Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. cubense Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. cubense Panama Disease or Fusarium Wilt Bananas Fruit and Nut Crops Fungi Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. conglutinans Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. conglutinans Wilt of Canola Canola and other Brassicas Grains and Field Crops Fungi Fusarium virguliforme Fusarium virguliforme Soybean sudden death syndrome Soybean Grains and Field Crops Fungi Ganoderma boninense Ganoderma boninense Basal Stem Rot Many hosts, Eucalyptus and palms Many Hosts Fungi Giberella circinata Giberella circinata Pine Pitch Canker Pinus species Forestry and Amenity Fungi Globodera rostochiensis Globodera rostochiensis Potato Cyst Nematode Potato Vegetables Nematodes Gnomoniopsis smithogilvyi Gnomoniopsis smithogilvyi Chestnut rot Chestnuts Fruit and Nut Crops Fungi Hardenbergia mosaic virus Hardenbergia mosaic virus Hardenbergia mosaic virus Hardenbergia comptoniana Ornamentals Virus, Mycoplasma Helicotylenchus spp. Helicotylenchus spp Nematodes Banana Fruit and Nut Crops Nematodes Heterodera carotae Heterodera carotae Carrot cyst nematode disease Cultivated and wild carrots Vegetables Nematodes Hymenochaetesemi stupposa Hymenochaetesemi stupposa Incipient rot and white pocket rot Eucalyptus diversicolor (Karri) Forestry and Amenity Fungi Ibipora lolii Ibipora lolii Southern Sting Nematode Turf and a wide range of vegetable crops Ornamentals Nematodes Ilyonectria macrodidyma Ilyonectria macrodidyma Grapevine black foot disease Grapevine, Vitis spp. Fruit and Nut Crops Fungi Inocutis jamaicensis Inocutis jamaicensis Inocutis stem rot, chlorotic leaf roll Eucalyptus spp., Vitis vinifera, Acacia spp Many Hosts Fungi Lecanicillium fungicola var. fungicola Lecanicillium fungicola var. fungicola Dry bubble disease Cultivated mushrooms Vegetables Fungi Leptosphaeria maculans Leptosphaeria maculans Blackleg Canola Grains and Field Crops Fungi Little cherry virus 2 Little cherry virus 2 Little cherry virus 2 Prunus avium, P. cerasus Fruit and Nut Crops Virus, Mycoplasma Luteoviridae Viruses Luteoviridae Viruses Luteoviridae Viruses Pulses Grains and Field Crops Virus, Mycoplasma Mayetiola destructor Mayetiola destructor Hessian Fly Wheat Grains and Field Crops Arthropods Meloidogyne fallax Meloidogyne fallax Root knot nematode Crops and more Many Hosts Nematodes Meloidogyne spp. Meloidogyne spp. Nematodes Banana Fruit and Nut Crops Nematodes Meloidogyne incognita Meloidogyne incognita Root-knot nematode Many plants Many Hosts Nematodes Microdochium panattonianum Microdochium panattonianum Anthracnose Lettuce Vegetables Fungi Monilinia fructicola Monilinia fructicola Brown rot of stone fruit Stone fruit Fruit and Nut Crops Fungi Mycosphaerella cryptica Mycosphaerella cryptica Leaf blotch, crinkle leaf Eucalyptus spp. Forestry and Amenity Fungi Mycosphaerella fori Mycosphaerella fori Mycosphaerella Leaf Disease Eucalyptus globulus Forestry and Amenity Fungi Neofusicoccum luteum Neofusicoccum luteum Botryosphaeria dieback Grapevines, Blueberry Fruit and Nut Crops Fungi Papaya ringspot virus Papaya ringspot virus Papaya ringspot virus Papaya Fruit and Nut Crops Virus, Mycoplasma Paraphoma vinacea Paraphoma vinacea Crown Rot Tanacetum cinerariifolium Ornamentals Fungi Phellinus noxius Phellinus noxius Brown root rot Hoop pine and Avocado Fruit and Nut Crops Fungi Phoma koolunga Phoma koolunga Ascochyta blight (syn: blackspot) Pisum sativum (Peas) Vegetables Fungi Phyllosticta citricarpa Phyllosticta citricarpa Citrus black spot Citrus spp. Fruit and Nut Crops Fungi Phytophthora capsici Phytophthora capsici Chilli blight or Phytophthora blight Many vegetables Vegetables Oomycetes Phytophthora cinnamomi Phytophthora cinnamomi Dieback or root rot Wide range include Aust. natives Forestry and Amenity Oomycetes Phytophthora ramorum Phytophthora ramorum Sudden Oak Death Wide range include Aust. natives Forestry and Amenity Oomycetes Phytophthora palmivora Phytophthora palmivora Fruit rots, stem cankers, blights Over 1000 plant species Many Hosts Oomycetes Phytophthora multivora Phytophthora multivora Dieback Eucalyptus spp. Forestry and Amenity Oomycetes Phytophthora inundata Phytophthora inundata Collar Rot Many Australian native species Forestry and Amenity Oomycetes Phytophthora nicotianae Phytophthora nicotianae Rots, Blights and Cankers Many species Many Hosts Oomycetes Plasmodiophora brassicae Plasmodiophora brassicae Clubroot Brassicaceae Vegetables Fungi Plasmopara viticola Plasmopara viticola Downy Mildew Grapevines Fruit and Nut Crops Fungi Pratylenchus brachyurus Pratylenchus brachyurus Ill-thrift, Root Lesion Peanut and Pineapple Fruit and Nut Crops Nematodes Pratylenchus coffeae Pratylenchus coffeae Root lesion Musa species Fruit and Nut Crops Nematodes Pratylenchus goodeyi Pratylenchus goodeyi Lesion nematode Musa spp., Bananas Fruit and Nut Crops Nematodes Pratylenchus penetrans Pratylenchus penetrans Root lesion nematode Many hosts Many Hosts Nematodes Pratylenchus penetrans Pratylenchus penetrans Root lesion nematode Potato Vegetables Nematodes Pratylenchus spp. Pratylenchus spp. Nematodes Banana Fruit and Nut Crops Nematodes Pratylenchus zeae Pratylenchus zeae Root lesion nematode Grasses and more Many Hosts Nematodes Pseudocercospora macadamiae Pseudocercospora macadamiae Husk spot Species of Macadamia Fruit and Nut Crops Fungi Pseudoidium anacardii Pseudoidium anacardii Citrus Powdery Mildew Many Hosts Fruit and Nut Crops Fungi Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae Bacterial canker of kiwifruit Actinidia sp. Kiwifruit Fruit and Nut Crops Bacteria Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae Bacterial Inflorescence Rot Many hosts, grapevine, beans, avacado Many Hosts Bacteria Puccinia graminis f.sp. tritici Puccinia graminis f.sp. tritici Stem rust of wheat Wheat and some other cereals Grains and Field Crops Fungi Puccinia psidii (Austropuccinia Beenken gen. nov. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.297.1.5) Puccinia psidii (Austropuccinia gen. nov.) Guava Rust, Eucalyptus Rust Myrtaceae Many Hosts Fungi Puccinia psidii (Austropuccinia Beenken gen. nov. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.297.1.5) Puccinia psidii (Austropuccinia gen. nov.) Myrtle, Guava, and Eucalyptus Rust Myrtaceous hosts Many Hosts Fungi Pyrenochaeta lycopersici Pyrenochaeta lycopersici Corky root Tomato and other Solonaceae Vegetables Fungi Pyricularia angulata Pyricularia angulata Banana Blast Banana Fruit and Nut Crops Fungi Pythium sulcatum Pythium sulcatum Cavity Spot Apiaceae, carrot Vegetables Oomycetes Quambalaria coyrecup Quambalaria coyrecup Corymbia canker disease Corymbia calophylla, C. ficifolia Forestry and Amenity Fungi Radopholus spp. Radopholus spp. Nematodes Banana Fruit and Nut Crops Nematodes Radopholus nativus Radopholus nativus Burrowing Nematode Wheat and barley and other rotation crops Grains and Field Crops Nematodes Radopholus similis Radopholus similis Burrowing Nematode Citrus, Banana, Black Pepper and more Many Hosts Nematodes Ralstonia solanacearum Ralstonia solanacearum Bacterial Wilt Tomato Vegetables Bacteria Rhizoctonia solani Rhizoctonia solani Onion Stunting Onions Vegetables Fungi Rhizoctonia carotae Rhizoctonia carotae Crater rot of carrot Carrot also celery, swedes, cabbage, beet. Vegetables Fungi Rotylenchulus reniformis Rotylenchulus reniformis Reniform nematode Many hosts Many Hosts Nematodes Sclerotinia minor Sclerotinia minor Lettuce drop / Sclerotinia Lettuce Vegetables Fungi Sphaceloma perseae Sphaceloma perseae Avocado scab Avocados (Persea americana) Fruit and Nut Crops Fungi Stagonosporopsis cucurbitacearum Stagonosporopsis cucurbitacearum Gummy stem blight disease cucurbitaceous vegetable crops Vegetables Fungi Thielaviopsis basicola Thielaviopsis basicola Black root rot Cotton Fruit and Nut Crops Fungi Tilletia indica Tilletia indica Karnal bunt Wheat, durum, triticale Grains and Field Crops Fungi Tobaco Mosaic Virus Tobacco Mosaic Virus Tobaco Mosaic Virus Solanaceae and many other hosts Many Hosts Virus, Mycoplasma Tomato spotted wilt tospovirus Tomato spotted wilt tospovirus Tomato spotted wilt tospovirus Solanaceae and many other hosts Many Hosts Virus, Mycoplasma Trogoderma granarium Trogoderma granarium Khapra beetle Cereal grains, flour, malt and noodles Grains and Field Crops Arthropods Uredo rangelli Uredo rangelli Myrtle Rust Myrtaceous species Many Hosts Fungi Uromycladium tepperianum Uromycladium tepperianum Galls and witches’ brooms of wattles Aust. Acacia spp., Paraserianthes spp. Forestry and Amenity Fungi Verticillium dahliae Verticillium dahliae Verticillium wilt Many Hosts Many Hosts Fungi Wheat streak mosaic virus Wheat streak mosaic virus Wheat streak mosaic virus Cereals Grains and Field Crops Virus, Mycoplasma Yellow tailflower mild mottle virus Yellow tailflower mild mottle virus Yellow tailflower mild mottle virus Yellow tailflower Ornamentals Virus, Mycoplasma Xanthomonas axonopodis Xanthomonas axonopodis Citrus canker Citrus and other Rutaceae spp. Fruit and Nut Crops Bacteria Xanthomonas translucens pv. pistaciae Xanthomonas translucens pv. pistaciae Pistachio Dieback Pistachio Fruit and Nut Crops Bacteria Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. punicae Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. punicae Bacterial blight Pomegranate Fruit and Nut Crops Bacteria Xanthomonas fragariae Xanthomonas fragariae Angular Leaf Spot Strawberrry Fruit and Nut Crops Bacteria Xylella fastidiosa Xylella fastidiosa Pierce’s Disease, Leaf Scold or Scorch Many Hosts Many Hosts Bacteria Zucchini yellow mosaic virus Zucchini yellow mosaic virus Zucchini yellow mosaic virus Cucurbitaceae Vegetables Virus, Mycoplasma Zythiostroma sp. Zythiostroma sp. Aerial canker in Banksia Proteaceae spp. Forestry and Amenity Fungi
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