The Occurrence of Viable Cotton Root-Rot Sclerotia in Nature

Viable sclerotia of the cotton root-rot fungus, Phymatotrichum omnivorum, have been found under natural conditions in the soil of infested cotton fields in Texas, showing that this fungus is a soil organism not restricted to living roots of susceptible host plants, but having an independent means of...

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Published inScience (American Association for the Advancement of Science) Vol. 70; no. 1817; pp. 409 - 410
Main Author Neal, D. C.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States The Science Press 25.10.1929
Subjects
Acid soils
Agricultural soils
Agrology
Cotton
Excavations
Fungi
Plant roots
Sclerotia
Soil fungi
Soil morphology
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Summary:Viable sclerotia of the cotton root-rot fungus, Phymatotrichum omnivorum, have been found under natural conditions in the soil of infested cotton fields in Texas, showing that this fungus is a soil organism not restricted to living roots of susceptible host plants, but having an independent means of over-wintering and dissemination.
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ISSN:0036-8075
1095-9203
DOI:10.1126/science.70.1817.409-a