Purple root disease of rubber: A new report for India
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TextPublication details: Indian Journal of Natural Rubber Research 1994Description: 75-78Subject(s): Summary: The occurrence of purple root disease caused by Helicobasidium compactum Boedijn is reported for the first time on rubber in India. The attack is mainly on nursery plants occasionally leading to their mortality. The presence of distinct fruiting bodies girdling the collar region, purple coloured fungal growth on root surface and adventitious root formation are the distinguishing features of the disease.
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The occurrence of purple root disease caused by Helicobasidium compactum Boedijn is reported for the first time on rubber in India. The attack is mainly on nursery plants occasionally leading to their mortality. The presence of distinct fruiting bodies girdling the collar region, purple coloured fungal growth on root surface and adventitious root formation are the distinguishing features of the disease.
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