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Miscellany

Characterization of Armillaria isolates from tea (Camellia sinensis) in Kenya

Washington Otieno Tea Research Foundation of Kenya, P.O. Box 820, Kericho, Kenya
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Ana Pérez Sierra Department of Plant Pathology, Royal Horticultural Society, Wisley, Woking, Surrey GU23 6QB, United Kingdom
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Aad Termorshuizen Biological Farming Systems, Wageningen University, Marijkeweg 22, 6709 PG Wageningen, The Netherlands
Pages 160-175 | Accepted 09 Jul 2002, Published online: 31 Jan 2017

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