Avocado root rot studies: Preliminary tests indicate soil fumigation may permit replanting

Zentmyer, G; Klotz, L

Avocado root rot studies: Preliminary tests indicate soil fumigation may permit replanting

Authors

George A. Zentmyer
L. 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.

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