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Oidium heveae is a major pathogen on Hevea brasiliensis in Ceylon. Following the private communication of results on zinc deficiency in this connexion, since published by Bolle-Jones and Hilton1, investigations were undertaken to see if this discovery had a practical bearing on the problem in Ceylon.
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Bolle-Jones, E. W., and Hilton, R. N., Nature, 177, 620 (1956).
Sandell, E. B., “Colorimetric Determination of Traces of Metals” (Interscience Publishers, 1950).
Young, H. E., R.R.S. (Ceylon) Combined Quarterly Circulars Nos. 3 and 4, pp. 6 and 17 (1949).
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CONSTABLE, D. Foliar Zinc and Oidium heveae in Ceylon. Nature 178, 926–927 (1956). https://doi.org/10.1038/178926a0
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