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DURING 1953 we have studied resistance in maize to the form of the rust fungus, Puccinia polysora Underw., that recently appeared in East Africa1. Our results augment the information given by Stanton and Cammack2.
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Nattrass, R. M., Nature, 171, 527 (1953).
Stanton, W. R., and Cammack, R. H., Nature, 172, 505 (1953).
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STOREY, H., RYLAND, A. Resistance to the Maize Rust, Puccinia polysora . Nature 173, 778–779 (1954). https://doi.org/10.1038/173778a0
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