Pathogenicity of Mycosphaerella on Eucalyptus globulus plantations in Western Australia

蓝桉是西澳大利亚种植园种植的主要阔叶树树种。近年来，由Mycosphaerella属的叶斑病引起的叶面危害的发病率已开始成为困扰该行业的一个令人担忧的管理问题。在西澳大利亚，大约有12种真菌与蓝桉有关。该项目将确定哪些是优先破坏性的霉菌物种。所获得的信息将使研究人员能够选择和培育桉树，以对抗未来目标菌种的抗性。该项目还将开发快速病原性筛查方法。

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.