RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Three species of <em>Melaleuca</em> from Western Australia are highly susceptible to <em>Austropuccinia psidii</em> in controlled inoculations
JF bioRxiv
FD Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
SP 2022.07.25.500947
DO 10.1101/2022.07.25.500947
A1 Alyssa M Martino
A1 Robert F Park
A1 Peri A Tobias
YR 2022
UL http://biorxiv.org/content/early/2022/07/25/2022.07.25.500947.abstract
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.