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OATS, although known to be occasionally attacked by eyespot caused by Cercosporella herpotrichoides, are generally regarded as very resistant to this disease, and hence are usually considered the safest crop to follow wheat or barley where intensive cereal cultivation is being carried on. In view of this statement, the following observations on disastrous attacks of Cercosporella herpotrichoides on oats may be of interest.
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McKAY, R., LOUGHNANE, J. & KAVANAGH, T. Virulent Attacks of Eyespot on Oats. Nature 177, 193 (1956). https://doi.org/10.1038/177193a0
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