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Diseases of Sunflowers

Helianthus annuus L.

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Nyvall, R.F. (1989). Diseases of Sunflowers. In: Field Crop Diseases Handbook. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-5221-2_21

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