Description
CSIRO Publishing 2006. 259 pages, Large octavo, laminated boards, black and white line illustrations.
$115.00
Artist/Author : Priest, Michael J.
Stock ID : 11685
Documents 132 species of Septoria, its teleomorph Mycosphaerella and six related genera.
The anamorphic fungal genus Septoria is one of the largest genera of plant pathogens, causing a range of disease symptoms including leaf and fruit spots in agricultural crops, as well as horticultural and native plants. These fungi are known to infect hosts in 54 families of flowering plants in Australia, most notably the Asteraceae (daisies and their relatives) and the Poaceae (grasses).
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