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PRO/PL> Ascochyta blight, chickpea – Australia: (VI) new strain

Other Plant Disease -- AustraliaPulse Australia has urged Wimmera [region, Victoria] chickpea growers to check their crops for ascochyta blight after the disease has been found on resistant varieties.Ascochyta blight is a fungal disease which devastated the chickpea production for nearly a decade from the late-1990s.Pulse Australia's Mary Raynes said, "All growers, advisors, and consultant need to regularly inspect chickpea crops, right up to plant maturity. This is especially important 10 to 14 Read more [...]