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Oil Glands of Citrus Fruits as an Avenue of Infection

Nature volume 132, pages 751–752 (1933)Cite this article

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IN the course of certain inoculation experiments with Penicillium digitatum into freshly picked oranges through needle punctures, it was observed that occasional fruits failed to decay. Closer inspection of these fruits showed that the punctures had all been made between the oil glands, and that in no case had a single gland been ruptured.

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  1. The British South Africa Company's Citrus Experimental Station, P.O. Mazoe, S. Rhodesia

    G. R. BATES

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BATES, G. Oil Glands of Citrus Fruits as an Avenue of Infection. Nature 132, 751–752 (1933). https://doi.org/10.1038/132751d0

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