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OBSERVATIONS made by Hijner1 suggest that, while the roots of the resistant species of wild beet, Beta patellaris, are invaded by larvæ of the beet eelworm, Heterodera schachtii, no further development occurs beyond an early larval stage.
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Hijner, J. A., Med. Inst. v. Rat. Suikerproductie, 21, 1 (1951).
Jones, F. G. W., Ann. Appl. Biol., 41, 348 (1954).
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SHEPHERD, A. Development of Beet Eelworm, Heterodera schachtii Schmidt, in the Wild Beet, Beta patellaris . Nature 180, 341 (1957). https://doi.org/10.1038/180341a0
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