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Heart rot and root rot in tropical Acacia plantations

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Author(s): Karina Potter, Anto Rimbawanto and Chris Beadle (eds)

ISBN: 1 86320 570 1 (print) 1 86320 510 1 (online)

Publication number: PR124

Publication date: 2006

Price: A$25 (inc. GST)

 

Summary

Fast-growing hardwood plantations are increasingly important to the economies of many countries around the Pacific rim, including Australia, Indonesia and the Philippines. Indonesia has been at the forefront of the domestication of Australian acacias, with an emphasis on fibre, pulp, paper and solid-wood products. However, fungal heart rot and root rot threaten plantations and could seriously impact on the industry.

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