Fungi/Diseases

Myrtle Rust is a highly contagious fungal disease affecting plants in the Myrtaceae family, including lilly pilly, bottlebrush, paperbark, tea tree, eucalyptus and many native Australian species. It spreads by...

Black Spot is one of the most common fungal diseases affecting roses throughout Australia. It thrives during warm, humid weather and prolonged periods of leaf wetness, particularly where air circulation...

Downy Mildew is a destructive disease affecting ornamentals, vegetables, herbs, vines and nursery plants throughout Australia. Although often called a fungal disease, it is caused by water moulds (oomycetes). The...

Damping Off is a common disease affecting seeds and young seedlings in propagation trays, nurseries and garden beds throughout Australia. It is caused by several soil-borne pathogens that attack germinating...

Powdery Mildew is one of the most recognisable fungal diseases affecting ornamental plants, trees, shrubs, vegetables, fruit crops and some turf species throughout Australia. It develops during warm days and...

Grey Mould is a common fungal disease affecting a wide range of ornamental plants, vegetables, fruit crops and nursery stock throughout Australia. It develops during cool, humid conditions where air...

Phytophthora root rot is a destructive soil-borne disease caused by several species of Phytophthora, most commonly Phytophthora cinnamomi. Although often referred to as a fungus, it is actually a water mould...

Anthracnose is a serious fungal disease affecting both cool-season and warm-season turfgrasses throughout Australia. It commonly infects annual bluegrass (Poa annua) and creeping bentgrass on golf greens but can affect...

Brown Patch is one of the most widespread fungal diseases of turfgrass in Australia, affecting both cool-season and warm-season species. It develops during warm, humid weather when overnight temperatures remain...

Curvularia is a fungal disease that affects a wide range of warm-season turfgrasses throughout Australia, including couch, kikuyu, buffalo and zoysia. The disease is most common during warm, humid weather...

Dollar Spot is one of the most common fungal diseases affecting turfgrass throughout Australia. It infects both cool-season and warm-season turf species, particularly on golf courses, sports fields and ornamental...

ERI (Ectotropic Root Infecting) is a group of soil-borne fungal diseases that attack turfgrass roots and crowns, reducing the plant's ability to absorb water and nutrients. The disease is most...

Fairy Ring is a soil-borne fungal disease that affects all turfgrass species throughout Australia. The fungi feed on decaying organic matter beneath the soil surface, creating circular rings of dark...

Fusarium, now more accurately known as Microdochium Patch, is a common turf disease affecting cool-season grasses throughout Australia. It develops during cool, wet and humid conditions, particularly where turf remains...

Grey Leaf Spot is a fungal disease that affects a wide range of turfgrass species, particularly kikuyu, buffalo grass and perennial ryegrass. It develops during hot, humid weather when leaf...

Helminthosporium Complex is a group of fungal diseases affecting both cool-season and warm-season turfgrasses throughout Australia. The disease complex includes leaf spot, melting out and root decline caused by fungi...

Leaf Spot is a common fungal disease affecting both cool-season and warm-season turfgrasses throughout Australia. It develops during warm, humid weather and prolonged leaf wetness, particularly in stressed or over-fertilised...

Leptosphaerulina Leaf Blight is a fungal disease that primarily affects cool-season turfgrasses, including bentgrass, perennial ryegrass, fescues and Kentucky bluegrass. It develops during warm, humid weather when turf is under...

Pythium is a destructive water mould (oomycete), not a true fungus, that affects turfgrass throughout Australia. It develops rapidly during hot, humid weather when soils remain saturated and air circulation...

Red Thread is a common fungal disease affecting cool-season turfgrasses throughout Australia, including ryegrass, fescue, bentgrass and Kentucky bluegrass. It is most prevalent during cool, wet weather and in turf...

Rust is a common fungal disease affecting both cool-season and warm-season turfgrasses throughout Australia. It typically develops during mild, humid weather when turf growth is slow, particularly in nitrogen-deficient lawns....

Slime mould is not a true fungus or a turf disease, but a group of amoeba-like organisms (protists) that feed on decaying organic matter, bacteria and fungi in the thatch...

Spring Dead Spot is a root and crown disease that primarily affects warm-season turfgrasses, particularly couch (Cynodon spp.) and hybrid bermudagrass. Infection occurs during autumn when soil temperatures begin to...

Take-All Patch is a destructive fungal disease that attacks the roots, stolons and rhizomes of turfgrass, reducing the plant's ability to absorb water and nutrients. It is most commonly found...