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The severity of potato scab in relation to the use of neutralized and one-third neutralized fertilizers

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These data show that the neutralized and 1/3 neutralized fertilizers used continuously for 7 years ultimately affected the occurrence and amount of potato scab principally through their effect on the degree of acidity of the soil.

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  1. Cook, Harold T. and Nugent, T. J. 1939. The influence of acid-forming and non-acid-forming fertilizer on the development of potato scab. Amer. Potato Jour. 16: 1–5.

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  1. Virginia Truck Experiment Station, Norfolk, Va.

    Harold T. Cook (Plant Pathologist)

  2. Division of Fruit and Vegetable Crops and Diseases, Bureau of Plant Industry, U. S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. C.

    G. V. C. Houghland (Associate Soil Technologist)

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Cook, H.T., Houghland, G.V.C. The severity of potato scab in relation to the use of neutralized and one-third neutralized fertilizers. American Potato Journal 19, 201–208 (1942). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02850233

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