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Shelf fungus (Polyporus betulinus), which causes decay of birch trees

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Also Known As	decay

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Shelf fungus (Polyporus betulinus), which causes decay of birch trees

botrytis blight

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Topics

seed rot red rot wood rot soft rot root rot plant disease blight blister rust basal rot scab canker wilt Dutch elm disease rice bacterial blight late blight fire blight

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Lewis Ralph Jones, c. 1940

Lewis Ralph Jones

American botanist