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Damping-off ofbrassica seedlings

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Damping-off of 4 species ofBrassica seedlings was investigated and found to be due toPhytium aphanidermatum. This paper gives the first report of this disease in Singapore.

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  1. Botany Department, National University of Singapore, Singapore

    G. Lim & G. K. See

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Lim, G., See, G.K. Damping-off ofbrassica seedlings. Mycopathologia 79, 133–135 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01837191

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