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Biological control of Crown Gall

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This is a personal memoir of the development of the biological control of crown gall on stone fruit trees.

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Kerr, A. Biological control of Crown Gall. Australasian Plant Pathol. 45, 15–18 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13313-015-0389-9

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