Severe blight of stems and leaves caused by Rhizoctonia solani AG-1 (IB) was found on yacon (Smallanthus sonchifolius), a Compositae tuber crop, grown in Ehime Prefecture, Japan, from August to September 1996 and 1999. We named it “Rhizoctonia blight of yacon” as a new disease.
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Received 15 October 2001/ Accepted in revised form 25 November 2001
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TOMIOKA, K., TAKEUCHI, J., SATO, T. et al. Rhizoctonia Blight of Yacon Caused by Rhizoctonia solani AG-1 (IB). J Gen Plant Pathol 68, 103–104 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/PL00013044
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