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Note on a Fungus Parasite associated with Heterodera schachtii Infections on Potatoes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 November 2009

Marjorie J. Triffitt
Affiliation:
Field Officer, Institute of Agricultural Parasitology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.

Extract

It has been, for some time, a recognised fact that intense eelworm infections are, in some instances, accompanied by only slight damage to the plants, while in other areas where the infection is much less intense, the plants show every symptom of “potato sickness” and the crop is a complete failure.

Type
Research Papers
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1931

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References

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