plant disease


(Clockwise from upper left): Symptoms caused by Cucumber mosaic virus in desert rose (courtesy C. A. Baker, see page 1007); cross-section of watermelon crown illus­trating phloem discoloration characteristic of cucurbit yellow vine disease caused by Serratia marcescens (courtesy B. Bruton, see page 937); aecial stage of oat crown rust pathogen, Puccinia coronata var. avenae, on buckthorn (courtesy C. A. Bradley).



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