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Alternaria alternata, the causal agent of leaf blight of sunflower in South Africa

2018-07-01

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Sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) is an important oilseed crop in South Africa, and is grown in rotation with maize in some parts of North West, Limpopo, Free State, Mpumalanga and Gauteng provinces. Alternaria leaf blight is currently one of the major potential disease threats of sunflower and is capable of causing yield losses in all production regions. Alternaria helianthi was reported as the main cause of Alter...

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Literature Corpus work: 8a7eefed-ad00-5ac5-a7f6-59087e437fc3
DOI: 10.1007/s10658-017-1402-7

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