First record of Gibberella zeae and Gibberella coronicola on millet in Western Australia

Authors

Dominie Wright, Department of Agriculture and Food, WAFollow
Ravjit Khangura, Department of Agriculture and Food, WAFollow
Rob Loughman, Department of Agriculture and Food, Western AustraliaFollow
A Bentley, University of Sydney, Australia
J Fosu-Nyako, Murdoch University

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

12-14-2011

Journal Title

Australasian Plant Disease Notes

ISSN

1833-928X

Keywords

Gibberella zeae, Gibberella coronicola, Panicum miliaceum, Fusarium head blight, Crown rot

Disciplines

Agronomy and Crop Sciences | Biosecurity

Abstract

Perithecia carrying asci with mature ascospores were observed on millet stubble (Panicum miliaceum and Panicum sp.) and were identified as Gibberella zeae and Gibberella coronicola for the first time in Western Australia. Morphological identification and molecular assays confirmed the presence of the anamorph Fusarium graminearum and Fusarium pseudograminearum respectively.

Recommended Citation

Wright, D, Khangura, R, Loughman, R, Bentley, A, and Fosu-Nyako, J. (2011), First record of Gibberella zeae and Gibberella coronicola on millet in Western Australia. Australasian Plant Disease Notes, 7, 19-21.
https://library.dpird.wa.gov.au/bs_research/59