PL · Plant Diseases in Crops and Nature
Bacterial Wilt in Beans: Curtobacterium Flaccumfaciens
Curtobacterium flaccumfaciens causes bacterial wilt in dry beans and other legumes. Learn its symptoms, seed-borne spread and why growers test seed.
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BSBS-005
Vascular Streak Dieback in Cacao
Vascular streak dieback, caused by Ceratobasidium theobromae, threatens cacao in Papua New Guinea. Learn its signs, spread and biosecurity relevance.
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Everyday Biosecurity for Growers
Use a practical biosecurity checklist for growers, with hygiene, monitoring, visitor controls and steps to report suspect local plant pests quickly.
BSBS-013
How Plant Quarantine Works
Learn plant quarantine rules in Australia and New Zealand, with strict import controls, interstate movement limits and what travellers must declare.
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BSBS-012
Herbaria and Plant Taxonomy
Learn how herbaria preserve plant specimens, name new species and support disease diagnosis with vital reference collections across Australasia today.
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PLPL-011
Myrtle Rust in Native Vegetation
Understand myrtle rust on eucalypts, lilly pilly and pohutukawa, with symptoms, spread pathways and what growers and gardeners can do in Australasia.
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PPPP-010
Registration for APPS 2025
See what registration for APPS 2025 included as published before the conference, with ticket types, inclusions, dates and venue details in Sydney.
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Abstracts and Presentations at APPS 2025
Learn how abstract submission and presentation formats worked at APPS 2025, from strict talk and poster rules to review and acceptance steps in Sydney.
Section PP · 9 entries
APPS 2025 Retrospective
Revisit the 25th Australasian Plant Pathology Society conference in Sydney, with programs, speakers, workshops, field trips and detailed venue guides.
PPPP-010
Registration for APPS 2025
See what registration for APPS 2025 included as published before the conference, with ticket types, inclusions, dates and venue details in Sydney.
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PPPP-009
Abstracts and Presentations at APPS 2025
Learn how abstract submission and presentation formats worked at APPS 2025, from strict talk and poster rules to review and acceptance steps in Sydney.
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PPPP-008
Sydney as the Meeting Place
Find where APPS 2025 met at ICC Sydney in Darling Harbour, with transport, harbour walks and nearby lush botanic collections and gardens to visit.
Section PL · 2 entries
Plant Diseases in Crops and Nature
Plant Diseases in Crops and Nature: the entries in this section.
PLPL-002
Bacterial Wilt in Beans: Curtobacterium Flaccumfaciens
Curtobacterium flaccumfaciens causes bacterial wilt in dry beans and other legumes. Learn its symptoms, seed-borne spread and why growers test seed.
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PLPL-011
Myrtle Rust in Native Vegetation
Understand myrtle rust on eucalypts, lilly pilly and pohutukawa, with symptoms, spread pathways and what growers and gardeners can do in Australasia.
Section BS · 5 entries
Biosecurity Collections and Diagnostics
Learn how herbaria, culture collections, surveillance, diagnostics and national quarantine protect plant health across Australia and New Zealand today.
BSBS-005
Vascular Streak Dieback in Cacao
Vascular streak dieback, caused by Ceratobasidium theobromae, threatens cacao in Papua New Guinea. Learn its signs, spread and biosecurity relevance.
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BSBS-014
Everyday Biosecurity for Growers
Use a practical biosecurity checklist for growers, with hygiene, monitoring, visitor controls and steps to report suspect local plant pests quickly.
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BSBS-013
How Plant Quarantine Works
Learn plant quarantine rules in Australia and New Zealand, with strict import controls, interstate movement limits and what travellers must declare.