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Decay fungi of broadleaved and coniferous trees

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    D. H. Phillips (Principal Pathologist and Chief Research Officer (South) & D. A. Burdekin (Chief Research Officer (South)

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Phillips, D.H., Burdekin, D.A. (1982). Decay fungi of broadleaved and coniferous trees. In: Diseases of Forest and Ornamental Trees. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-06177-8_19

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