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Verticillium Wilt: A Threat to Artichoke Production

October 2010 , Volume 94 , Number  10
Pages  1,176 - 1,187

Matteo Cirulli, Giovanni Bubici, and Mario Amenduni, Università degli studi di Bari, Bari, Italy; Josep Armengol and Mónica Berbegal, Instituto Agroforestal Mediterráneo, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Valencia, Spain; María del Mar Jiménez-Gasco, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA; and Rafael M. Jiménez-Díaz, Universidad de Córdoba and Instituto de Agricultura Sostenible, CSIC, Córdoba, Spain



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Verticillium wilt is becoming an increasing concern in artichoke production because the rapid spread of the disease to new growing areas has led to declining production. Scientists from Italy, Spain, and the United States combine to bring us up to date on diagnosis of the disease, its epidemiology and life cycle, as well as management strategies, current and forthcoming.



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