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Diseases of Rapeseed (Canola) and Mustard

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Included are summer turnip rapeseed, Brassica campestris L.; Argentine-type rapeseed, B. Napus L.; Oriental and brown mustard, B. juncea L.; and yellow mustard, B. hirta Moench.

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Nyvall, R.F. (1989). Diseases of Rapeseed (Canola) and Mustard. In: Field Crop Diseases Handbook. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-5221-2_12

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