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Treating and tracking the intractable Rhodococcus
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Leafy gall disease is like an unnoticed leak: what starts out small can get worse and end up causing significant losses. Leafy gall is caused by the bacterium Rhodococcus, which afflicts annuals, herbaceous perennials, and woody broadleaf plants. The bacteria cause a ball-like mass of buds that only partially expand into stunted shoots. These shoots […]
