Other Plant Disease -- New Zealand
Feijoa growers are worried about the potential spread of a new fungal disease that is devastating some orchards in Northland, anthracnose [caused by] _Colletotrichum theobromicola_. Some orchards have been badly affected by the new fungus.
Feijoa Growers Association's Roger Matthews said the arrival of the new [fungus] was a concern, and it was difficult to predict if [it] would spread. "Growers further south are thinking that humid conditions might be what the fungus needs, and [that
Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?6448666&promed&0
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