Ratoon stunting disease of sugarcane: isolation of the causal bacterium.
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چکیده
A small coryneform bacterium was consistently isolated from sugarcane with ratoon stunting disease and shown to be the causal agent. A similar bacterium was isolated from Bermuda grass. Both strains multiplied in sugarcane and Bermuda grass, but the Bermuda grass strain did not incite the symptoms of ratoon stunting disease in sugarcane. Shoot growth in Bermuda grass was retarded by both strains.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Science
دوره 210 4476 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1980