Success with Dryland Lucerne Chapter 8

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Chapter Eight
Diseases of Lucerne

• bacterial diseases.

• fungal diseases.

• nematodes.

All you need to know to succeed with diseases management in lucerne.

Lucerne diseases result from a complex interaction between the lucerne, pathogens and the environment.
Diseases may be infectious or non infectious.
Infectious diseases are caused by living organisms such as bacteria, fungi, nematodes and mycoplasma-type organisms.
Non-infectious factors include genetic abnormailities or physical environmental factors such as air pollution.
This section discusses the impact of infectious diseases on lucerne.

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