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Further studies on crown gall of stone fruit

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This paper describes some aspects of research on crown gall disease of stone fruit carried out at The Waite Institute, University of Adelaide over 50 years.

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    Allen Kerr

  2. Visiting Research Fellow School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, Waite Campus, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia

    Max Tate

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Kerr, A., Tate, M. Further studies on crown gall of stone fruit. Australasian Plant Pathol. 45, 443–445 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13313-016-0436-1

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