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Phytophthora root rot in hydroponically grown lettuce

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A Phytophthora sp. was isolated from a hydroponically grown lettuce crop, and demonstrated to be pathogenic on 11cultivars of lettuce and 1 cultivar of endive.

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  1. Queensland Department of Primary Industries, Maroochy Horticultural Research Station, Plant Pathology Branch, 4560, Nambour, Queensland

    D. G. Hutton

  2. Plant Pathology Branch, Queensland Department of Primary Industries, Agricultural Research Laboratories, Meiers Road, 4068, Indooroopilly, Queensland

    L. I. Forsberg

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Hutton, D.G., Forsberg, L.I. Phytophthora root rot in hydroponically grown lettuce. Australasian Plant Pathology 20, 76–79 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1071/APP9910076

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