Fungicide resistance characterized across seven modes of action in Botrytis cinerea isolated from Australian vineyards.

Background: Botrytis bunch rot, caused by Botrytis cinerea, is an economically important disease of grapes in Australia and across grape-growing regions worldwide. Control of this disease relies on canopy management and the application of fungicides. Fungicide application can lead to the selection of resistant B.

Morphological, genetic, and pathogenic characterization of Colletotrichum acutatum, the cause of anthracnose of almond in Australia.

Almond anthracnose was reported for the first time in Australia in 1998 and has since been observed in all of the major almond-growing regions. The organism causing anthracnose was confirmed as Colletotrichum acutatum using taxon-specific polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Three main morphotypes of C.