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Pectolytic anaerobic bacteria cause symptoms of cavity spot in carrots

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CAVITY spot, a disease which causes considerable damage to the mature storage roots of carrots in several countries including the United Kingdom and the United States1, has been reported to be caused by calcium deficiency, either actual or induced by excessive potassium levels in the soil2. We have examined diseased carrots in East Scotland since 1966 and have been unable to confirm the relationship with calcium levels. Evidence reported here indicates that pectolytic bacteria of the anaerobic genus Clostridium are the cause.

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PERRY, D., HARRISON, J. Pectolytic anaerobic bacteria cause symptoms of cavity spot in carrots. Nature 269, 509–510 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1038/269509a0

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