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Alternaria anigozanthi sp.nov is described and shown to be the cause of big blotch of Kangaroo Paws.
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Priest, M.J. Alternaria anigozanthi sp.nov., the cause of big blotch disease of Anigozanthos spp. (Kangaroo Paws) in Australia. Australasian Plant Pathology 24, 238–242 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1071/APP9950238
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