Home > Agriculture > Series4 > Vol. 33 > No. 2
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
Keywords
Blackberries, Rubus, Woody weeds, Biological control agents, Phragmidium violaceum
Disciplines
Plant Pathology | Weed Science
First Page Number
47
Last Page Number
50
ISSN
0021-8618
Abstract
The release of spores of the blackbeny leaf rust in spring 1991 marked the second attempt in Western Australia at controlling weedy blackberries with a biological agent. The strain of rust now being used is expected to be more effective than the one released in the 1980s.
This article describes the techniques used for rearing and releasing the fungus and illustrates the effects of the rust on blackbeny.
Recommended Citation
Dodd, Jonathon and Lloyd, Sandy
(1992)
"New leaf rust helps to control blackberry,"
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4: Vol. 33:
No.
2, Article 3.
Available at:
https://library.dpird.wa.gov.au/journal_agriculture4/vol33/iss2/3