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The occurrence ofCytospora sacchari Butl. is recorded in the Punjab.
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Symptoms of the disease and nature of damage caused byCytospora sacchari Butl. have been described.
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The parasitism of the fungus has been proved on sugarcane by inoculation experiments.
The investigation reported was carried out as a part of the scheme of Sugarcane Research financed by the Imperial Council of Agricultural Research.
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Communicated by Prof. C. R. Narayan Rao,m.a.
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Luthra, J.C., Sattar, A. & Singh, S. Occurrence of stem canker disease of Sugarcane(Cytospora sacchari Butl.) in the Punjab. Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. 8, 188–191 (1938). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03048207
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03048207