Abstract
A destructive root disease of cabbage (Brassica oleracea L. var. capitata) and cauliflower (Brassica oleracea L. var. botrytis) incited by a species of Pythium Pringsheim is described as occurring in Varanasi, U.P. The pathogen was isolated on potato dextrose and corn meal agar. Pathogenicity and host range of the disease were studied. Cultural characters, morphology and developmental stages and life cycle of the fungus indicated its identity with Pythium middletonii Sparrow.
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