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Avocado root rot studies: Preliminary tests indicate soil fumigation may permit replanting
Authors
George A. ZentmyerL. J. Klotz
Authors Affiliations
George A. Zentmyer is Associate Plant Pathologist, Citrus Experiment Station, Riverside; L. J. Klotz is Professor of Plant Pathology and Plant Pathologist in the Experiment Station, Riverside.Publication Information
Hilgardia 3(2):4-12. DOI:10.3733/ca.v003n02p4. February 1949.
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Abstract
Soil fumigation trials to determine if areas where avocado trees have been removed because of root rot—decline—can be replanted successfully have shown considerable promise.
Zentmyer G, Klotz L. 1949. Avocado root rot studies: Preliminary tests indicate soil fumigation may permit replanting. Hilgardia 3(2):4-12. DOI:10.3733/ca.v003n02p4
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