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Diseases of kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus) in the Burdekin River Irrigation Area

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Kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus) is being grown experimentally in the Burdekin River Irrigation Area in north Queensland. A Selenosporella sp. causing a root rot and wilt, is a major pathogen of water-stressed crops. Other diseases include stem rot and lodging (Rhizoctonia solani), root rot (Pythium deliense), crown rot (Sclerotium rolfsii) and a stem spot (Phomopsis sp.).

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  1. Queensland Department of Primary Industries, Ayr, A P.O. Box 591, 4807, Queensland

    L. L. Vawdrey

  2. Queensland Department of Primary Industries, B P.0. Box 1054, 4880, Mareeba, Queensland

    R. A. Peterson

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Vawdrey, L.L., Peterson, R.A. Diseases of kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus) in the Burdekin River Irrigation Area. Australasian Plant Pathology 19, 34–35 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1071/APP9900034

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