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Fomes noxius, a Thiamine-deficient Fungus

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THE tropical brown root disease, caused by Fomes noxius Corner1, is of widespread occurrence and is found on the roots of a great number of tropical plants such as Artocarpus, Cinchona, Cacao, Coffea, Grevillea, Erythrina, Eriodendron, Elaeis, Hevea, Thea, Theobroma and of forest trees.

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  1. Plant Pathology Department, Rubber Research Institute of Ceylon, Dartonfield, Agalawatta, Ceylon

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RIGGENBACH, A. Fomes noxius, a Thiamine-deficient Fungus. Nature 182, 1390–1391 (1958). https://doi.org/10.1038/1821390a0

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