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BARK cracking accompanied by the exudation of latex (Fig. 1) in young trees of certain clones of Hevea brasiliensis Mull.–Arg. has been observed in the Eastern rubber-growing countries for a number of years1. The symptoms of this disorder and the accompanying histological abnormalities have been described recently2. This is a brief note on the aetiology of the disease.
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PERIES, O., BROHIER, Y. A Virus as the Causal Agent of Bark Cracking in Hevea brasiliensis. Nature 205, 624–625 (1965). https://doi.org/10.1038/205624a0
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