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Elsinoë australis

species of fungus

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJan 13, 2024
Entity authorityQ5367668 ↗
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Elsinoë australis is a fungal plant pathogen that causes sweet orange scab (SOS). The disease only attacks the fruit of citrus trees, causing the formation of pustules and lesions on the skin of the fruit. The spores of the fungus are spread from tree to tree by rain splash. It can be controlled by the use of various fungicides including strobulins and thiophanate methyl.

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The public source identifies “Elsinoë australis” as species of fungus. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Elsinoë, australis and species.

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This entry incorporates text from “Elsinoë australis” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.