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IN some seasons cotton seedlings (Gossypiumbarbadense L.) in the irrigated Gezira area of the Sudan suffer considerable damage from stem canker caused by the fungus Macrophomina phaseoli (Maubl.) Ashby, also known as Rhizoctonia bataticola (mycelium) and Sclerotium bataticola (sclerotia).
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TARR, S. Stem Canker (Macrophomina phaseoli) of Cotton Seedlings in the Sudan Gezira. Nature 178, 935 (1956). https://doi.org/10.1038/178935a0
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