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A new record of sclerotial wilt of Alternanthera amoena (Lem.) Voss

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This paper reports the occurrence of a new disease on an ornamental plantA. amoena. The causal organism isS. rolfsii, which appears to exhibit differences in pathogenicity on two other host plants.

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  1. Botany Department, University of Singapore, Singapore

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Lim, G. A new record of sclerotial wilt of Alternanthera amoena (Lem.) Voss. Mycopathologia et Mycologia Applicata 36, 188–192 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02049685

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