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EPIDEMIOLOGY

Ergot fungus Claviceps cynodontis found on Bermuda grass (Cynodon dactylon) in the Americas

S. Pažoutová Institute of Microbiology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague 4, Vídeňsk 1083, Czech Republic
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G. Odvody Texas A&M Research and Extension Centre, 10345 Agnes St., Corpus Christi, TX, 78406-9704, USA
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D. E. Frederickson Intsormil Sorghum Ergot Project, International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) Bulawayo Centre, Box 776, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Pages 541-546 | Accepted 30 Aug 2005, Published online: 01 Apr 2010

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