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Sections of strawberry inoculated with Colletotrichum acutatum were buried in unsterilized soil and subjected to range of soil temperatures (10, 25, and 40 C) and soil moistures (flooded, moist [10.6%], and dry). Sections were recovered weekly and assayed for the presence of C. acutatum. Survival of C. acutatum was highest under cool, dry soil conditions. Survival decreased with increases in both soil temperature and moisture
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