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Sugar-beet mosaic tests: Disease may cause considerable reduction in yields of sugar and garden beets grown for seed
Author
Henry H. P. SeverinAuthor Affiliations
Henry H. P. Severin is Entomologist in the Experiment Station, Berkeley.Publication Information
Hilgardia 3(2):6-14. DOI:10.3733/ca.v003n02p6. February 1949.
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Abstract
Sugar-beet mosaic investigations conducted in California include tests on the host range, symptoms of the disease, properties of the causing virus, and various aspects of transmission by insects— especially aphids.
Severin H. 1949. Sugar-beet mosaic tests: Disease may cause considerable reduction in yields of sugar and garden beets grown for seed. Hilgardia 3(2):6-14. DOI:10.3733/ca.v003n02p6
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