Abstract
A SERIOUS root disease of black pepper (Piper nigrum L.) was reported to be present in Sarawak by Robertson1 in 1955. Holliday and Mowat2 discovered that the causal organism was a species of Phytophthora and suggested the name ‘foot rot’. In their communication it was stated that they had been unable to find the oospores of the fungus.
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TURNER, G. Production of Fusion Organs by the Species of Phytophthora which causes Foot Rot of Piper nigrum L. in Sarawak. Nature 195, 201 (1962). https://doi.org/10.1038/195201a0
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