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Science. 1961 May 12;133(3463):1483-5. doi: 10.1126/science.133.3463.1483.

Soil Mineralogy as Factor in Spread of Fusarium Wilt of Banana.

Science (New York, N.Y.)

G Stotzky, J E Dawson, R T Martin, C H Ter Kuile

PMID: 17818209 DOI: 10.1126/science.133.3463.1483

Abstract

A correlation is established between the spread of Fusarium wilt of banana and soil mineralogy. Montmorillonoid-type clay minerals occur in all soils in which disease spread is slow, but, with the exception of two soils, this group of minerals is absent in soils in which it is rapid.

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