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Incidence of Rhizoctonia in a Cultivated and a Fallow Soil in Hong Kong

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THE arable land available in Hong Kong is very limited and farming is so intensive that the annual production of 8–9 vegetable crops, often on the same land, is common. For many reasons, especially from an accumulation of soil-borne pathogens, this might be expected to have a deleterious effect on the soil.

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CHU, M. Incidence of Rhizoctonia in a Cultivated and a Fallow Soil in Hong Kong. Nature 211, 862–863 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1038/211862b0

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