Fusarium: a formidable nursery pathogen
Publication date: 13 July 2015
Fact sheet
This fact sheet for growers addresses the background, detection and diagnosis, life cycle, symptoms, dispersal, disease management and biosecurity relating to Fusarium. It was produced as part of the Hort Innovation Nursery Fund project Plant health biosecurity, risk management and capacity building for the nursery industry (NY11001).
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NY11001
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