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Elsinoë mangiferae, the cause of mango scab, was identified for the first time in Australia in January 1997 as a result of intense investigation into severe scamng and distortion of mangoes in the Darwin rural area of the Northern Territory. Spotting and scarring of mango fruit had been observed in the Northern Territory since about 1990 and was commonly believed by growers to be due to a form of anthracnose caused by Colletotrichum gloeosporioides.
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Condé, B.D., Pitkethley, R.N., Smith, E.S.C. et al. Identification of mango scab caused by Elsinoë mangiferae in Australia. Australasian Plant Pathology 26, 131 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1071/AP97021
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