macadamia verticillata/necrosis

In September of 2005 and 2006, macadamia (Macadamia integrifolia Maiden & Betche) orchards in Tzaneen, Modjadji, Politsi, and Levubu in the Northern Province and Kiepersol in Mpumalanga, South Africa were surveyed and sampled to determine the causal agent of raceme blight. Symptoms appeared

Incidence of dry flower disease of macadamia (Macadamia integrifolia), expressed as blight of the flowers and necrosis and dieback of the rachis, is increasing in Australia. In the 2012-13 production season, incidence of dry flower disease resulted in 10 to 30% yield loss in the affected orchards.