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FOR many years, a pathological condition of the oil palm, Elaeis guineensis, in which the spear and bud tissue becomes rotten, has been known, and has been reported from many countries where the palm is in cultivation. In general, the disease is occasional, but in some areas the incidence is high, and it has caused the death of a large number of palms in the plantations in South Congo.
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DUFF, A. Bud Rot Disease of the Oil Palm. Nature 195, 918–919 (1962). https://doi.org/10.1038/195918b0
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