Myrtle Rust
A significant fungal pathogen, myrtle rust (Uredo rangelii) was detected in lemon myrtle plantations in January 2011. Myrtle rust severely damages new growth and threatens lemon myrtle production. Controls are being developed.
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Lingering after all the rest:
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Thus outstretched beneath my vine,
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