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Diseases of Cyclamen

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Cyclamen (Cyclamen persicum Mill.) is a major potted flower in the horticultural trade. As a result of more intensive production over the past 20 years, many new disease problems have emerged as breeders have exchanged germplasm and seed. Fusarium wilt and tospovirus diseases have become particularly challenging to manage. The following chapter offers an array of management strategies for more than 15 disease conditions based on current research.

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    Wade H. Elmer

  2. Long Island Horticultural Research and Extension Center, Cornell University, 3059 Sound Ave., Riverhead, NY, 11901-1115, USA

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Elmer, W.H., Daughtrey, M.L. (2016). Diseases of Cyclamen. In: McGovern, R., Elmer, W. (eds) Handbook of Florists' Crops Diseases. Handbook of Plant Disease Management. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-32374-9_42-1

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