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Giant taro leaf spot (188) Print Fact Sheet

Summary

Common Name

Giant taro leaf spot

Scientific Name

Mycosphaerella alocasiae; the asexual name is Pasalora colocasiae.


AUTHOR Grahame Jackson & Eric McKenzie 
Photo 2  (taken by Eric McKenzie), and used in this fact sheet, appeared previously in McKenzie E (2013) Mycospheaella alocasiae PaDIL - (https://www.padil.gov.au). Photo 3 Kohler F, Pellegrin F, Jackson G, McKenzie E (1997) Diseases of cultivated crops in Pacific Island countries. South Pacific Commission. Pirie Printers Pty Limited, Canberra, Australia. Photo 4 Fred Brooks, University of Hawaii, Bugwood.org.

Produced with support from the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research under project PC/2010/090: Strengthening integrated crop management research in the Pacific Islands in support of sustainable intensification of high-value crop production, implemented by the University of Queensland and the Secretariat of the Pacific Community.



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