PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Alyssa M Martino
AU  - Robert F Park
AU  - Peri A Tobias
TI  - Three species of <em>Melaleuca</em> from Western Australia are highly susceptible to <em>Austropuccinia psidii</em> in controlled inoculations
AID  - 10.1101/2022.07.25.500947
DP  - 2022 Jan 01
TA  - bioRxiv
PG  - 2022.07.25.500947
4099  - http://biorxiv.org/content/early/2022/07/25/2022.07.25.500947.short
4100  - http://biorxiv.org/content/early/2022/07/25/2022.07.25.500947.full
AB  - Austropuccinia psidii, the fungus causing myrtle rust, was detected in Western Australia for the first time in June 2022. Few Western Australian plant species have been screened for response to the pathogen. Melaleuca thyoides, Melaleuca marginata and Melaleuca leucadendra grown from seeds sourced from Western Australian populations were all highly susceptible to an isolate of the pathogen from eastern Australia.Competing Interest StatementThe authors have declared no competing interest.