Pathogenicity of Mycosphaerella on Eucalyptus globulus plantations in Western Australia

蓝桉是西澳大利亚人工林中主要的阔叶树种。近年来，由球腔菌属叶斑真菌引起的叶片损害的发生已开始成为该行业令人担忧的管理问题。大约有12种球腔菌与西澳大利亚的蓝桉有关。该项目将确定哪些是优先破坏性球腔菌属物种。所获得的信息将使研究人员能够在未来选择和培育对目标球腔菌属物种具有抗性的真核生物。该项目还将开发快速致病性筛查方法。

Eucalyptus globulus is the main hardwood species grown in plantations in Western Australia. In recent years, the incidence of foliar damage caused by leaf spot fungi in the genus Mycosphaerella has started to become a worrying management problem for the industry. There are approximately 12 Mycosphaerella species associated with Eucalyptus globulus in Western Australia. This project will determine which are the priority destructive Mycosphaerella species. The information gained will allow researchers to select and breed eucalypts for resistance of target Mycosphaerella species in the future. The project will also develop methods for rapid pathogenicity screening.