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Purple spot of asparagus is a disease of increasing importance in Victoria and Australia. Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase gene sequences and morphological characters revealed the causal agent to be Stemphylium vesicarium, rather than the often-reported S. botryosum. Implications for disease control are discussed.
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Cunnington, J.H., Irvine, G. Purple spot of asparagus caused by Stemphylium vesicarium in Victoria. Australasian Plant Pathology 34, 421–422 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1071/AP05045
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