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IT has long been suspected that the fungus causing dry rot (Fusarium caeruleum) is present in field soils1,2 and in soil adhering to seed tubers3, but, so far as I am aware, no direct proof, based on experimental evidence, has been published.
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SMALL, T. The Soil as a Source of Infection of Dry Rot of Potato. Nature 153, 436–437 (1944). https://doi.org/10.1038/153436b0
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