Clubroot of cruciferous crops – new perspectives on an old diseaseFootnote†

^†Contribution to the symposium “Root Diseases; Challenges and Perspectives” held during the Canadian Phytopathological Society Annual Meeting, 22–25 June 2009, Winnipeg, MB.

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