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Rhizoctonia in Natural Grassland Soils

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AN investigation into various aspects of the microbiology of natural grassland soils is being carried out in these laboratories to serve as a guide in future studies on the microbiology of soils under introduced pasture grasses.

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THORNTON, R. Rhizoctonia in Natural Grassland Soils. Nature 177, 230–231 (1956). https://doi.org/10.1038/177230b0

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