Abstract
Abstract Austropuccinia psidii causes rust disease on species within the family Myrtaceae. It was first detected in Australia in 2010, with the first detection in Western Australia in 2022. While species within the genus Melaleuca from eastern Australia show variable responses to the pathogen, little is known of the response of species from Western Australia. This study established that 13 previously unscreened species of Melaleuca , including Threatened and Priority listed species that were grown from seeds sourced from Western Australian populations, were susceptible four months post-germination to the pandemic strain of the pathogen. The proportion of highly susceptible plants within a single species ranged from 2 to 94%, with several species displaying highly variable levels of resistance to A. psidii . These results highlight the importance of disease screening and may direct conservation efforts.
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Claim · model-written summary
Thirteen previously unscreened Melaleuca species were susceptible to the pandemic pathogen strain four months after germination.
- Organ / stage
- four months post-germinatione0
- Interactor
- Austropuccinia psidii
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Austropuccinia psidiit0pathogen - Outcome
- were susceptiblee0
- Value
- 13e0
- Qualifier
- pandemic strain of the pathogene0
- Setting
- Western Australian populationse0
MelaleucaOrganisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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Verbatim
e0“13 previously unscreened species of Melaleuca , including Threatened and Priority listed species that were grown from seeds sourced from Western Australian populations, were susceptible four months post-germination to the pandemic strain of the pathogen”
t0“Austropuccinia psidii”
Claim · model-written summary
The proportion of highly susceptible plants within a Melaleuca species ranged from 2 to 94%.
- Interactor
- A. psidiiAustropuccinia psidiie1pathogen
- Outcome
- proportion of highly susceptible plantse0
- Value
- 2 to 94%e0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The proportion of highly susceptible plants within a single species ranged from 2 to 94%”
t0“Melaleuca species”
e1“A. psidii”
Claim · model-written summary
Several Melaleuca species showed highly variable resistance to A. psidii.
- Interactor
- A. psidiiAustropuccinia psidiie0pathogen
- Outcome
- highly variable levels of resistancee0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“several species displaying highly variable levels of resistance to A. psidii”
t0“Melaleuca species”