Damping-off of sugar beet in Finland: I. Causal agents and some factors affecting the disease

The fungus Pythium debaryanum auct. non Hesse is the main cause of damping-off on sugar beet in Finland. The fungus is found especially in diseased seedlings during the first two weeks after emergence. Later on, when the plants have one or two pairs of true leaves, Fusarium spp. can be isolated to a...

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Main Authors: Mauritz Vestberg, Risto Tahvonen, Kyösti Raininko
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Scientific Agricultural Society of Finland 1982-09-01
Series:Agricultural and Food Science
Online Access:https://journal.fi/afs/article/view/72102