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White Flagging of Stem Nemotode‐Infected Alfalfa 1
Author(s) -
Evans D. W.,
Elgin J. H.,
Faulkner L. R.
Publication year - 1971
Publication title -
crop science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.76
H-Index - 147
eISSN - 1435-0653
pISSN - 0011-183X
DOI - 10.2135/cropsci1971.0011183x001100040044x
Subject(s) - biology , flagging , white (mutation) , shoot , botany , nematode , horticulture , ecology , history , biochemistry , archaeology , gene
White shoots (flags) occur sporadically on occasional plants in alfalfa stands infected with stem nematode ( Ditylenchus dipsaci , [Kuhn] Filipjev) in central Washington State. All plants showing white flagging were found to be infected. Attempts to induce this symptom consistently under controlled conditions were unsuccessful.