Severe rot of stem bases caused by Pythium aphanidermatum was found on ulluco (Ullucus tuberosus) grown in Kagawa Prefecture, Japan, in September 1999. The name “foot rot of ulluco” is proposed for this new disease.
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Received 14 November 2001/ Accepted in revised form 7 January 2002
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TOMIOKA, K., SATO, T. & NAKANISHI, T. Foot Rot of Ulluco Caused by Pythium aphanidermatum . J Gen Plant Pathol 68, 189–190 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/PL00013075
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/PL00013075