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Effect of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi on Pythium aphanidermatum causing foot rot disease on pawpaw (Carica papaya L.) seedlings

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Pages 185-193 | Received 08 May 2013, Accepted 14 May 2013, Published online: 25 Jun 2013

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