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Studies on the damping-off disease of tobacco (nicotiana tabacum L.) in Nigeria

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A survey of the diseases of tobacco was conducted during four growing seasons of the crop in South Western Nigeria. Damping-off, caused byPythium aphanider matum (Edson)Fitz. was the only disease causing the death (sometimes of up to thirty percent) of seedlings.

Studies on the pathogenicity and cultural characteristics of the causal organism are reported and discussed.

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  1. Department of Botany, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria

    A. O. Fajola (Lecturer) & S. O. Alasoadura (Associate Professor respectively)

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Fajola, A.O., Alasoadura, S.O. Studies on the damping-off disease of tobacco (nicotiana tabacum L.) in Nigeria. Mycopathologia et Mycologia Applicata 52, 239–249 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02198749

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