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A method is described whereby a team of four people can use a variant of the serological precipitin reaction to test over 125 plants an hour in the field for the presence of potato virus X.
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Contribution No. 2925, Division of Entomology, Science Service, Department of Agriculture, Ottawa, Canada.
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Bradley, R.H.E. A rapid method of testing plants in the field for potato virus X. American Potato Journal 29, 289–291 (1952). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02885265
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02885265