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CROOK root disease of watercress (Nasturtium officinale, R.Br. and N. officinale × N. microphyllum, Boenn. ex Rchb.) was first reported in 1948 by officers of the National Agricultural Advisory Service. During 1949 the disease was found in all the watercress-growing districts, and it has now reached such serious proportions that it is a major threat to the industry.
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TOMLINSON, J. Control of Watercress Crook Root Disease by Zinc-fritted Glass. Nature 178, 1301–1302 (1956). https://doi.org/10.1038/1781301b0
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