First record of Rhizoctonia zeae on corn in Argentina

S. A. Gutiérrez; M. A. Cúndom; V. Barrera; L. Gasoni

doi:10.1071/DN07054

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First record of Rhizoctonia zeae on corn in Argentina

S. A. Gutiérrez ^A ^C , M. A. Cúndom ^A , V. Barrera ^B and L. Gasoni ^B

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^A Cátedra de Fitopatología, Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias, Universidad Nacional del Nordeste, Sargento Cabral 2131 (3400), Corrientes, Argentina.

^B Instituto de Microbiología y Zoología Agrícola, Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria, C.C. 25 (1712) Castelar, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

^C Corresponding author. Email: suarroz@yahoo.com.ar

Australasian Plant Disease Notes 2(1) 137-138 https://doi.org/10.1071/DN07054
Submitted: 17 June 2007 Accepted: 4 September 2007 Published: 19 September 2007

Abstract

Rhizoctonia zeae was recorded for the first time in sheath leaves of corn in Corrientes Province, Argentina.

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