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STEM infection with blue mould (Peronospora tabacina Adam.) is a serious problem of Australian tobacco crops. Many stem-infected plants are stunted in growth and/or fracture at the base and fall over before the leaves are harvested. Paddick and Hill (unpublished results) concluded from surveys of disease in Victoria that stem infection was a major cause of field loss.
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Mandryk, M., Austral. J. Agric. Res., 11, 11 (1960).
Hill, A. V., and Mandryk, M., Austral. J. Exp. Agric. Anim. Husb., 2, 12 (1962).
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WARK, D., MANDRYK, M. Resistance of Tobacco to Stem Infection by Peronospora tabacina Adam.. Nature 207, 214–215 (1965). https://doi.org/10.1038/207214a0
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