Summary
Two diseases of gladioli namely, Penicillium core rot caused byPenicillium funiculosum Thom and a storage rot caused byPenicillium gladioli McC. & Thom have been noticed, in India, for the first time. Symptomatology, mode of transmission and perpetuation and economic importance of these diseases have been studied and are briefly reported here.
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Singh, R.N. Penicillium rots of gladiolus in India. Plant Soil 33, 249–250 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01378215
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