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Item A new fungicide to control black stripe disease of rubber (Hevea brasiliensis)(Rubber Research Institute:Agalawatta, 1986) Liyanage, N.I.S.; Warnapura, S.S.; Fernando, B.A new fungicide code No. San 374 F4 PA09 significantly controlled the spread of black stripe disease on four Hevea clones, artificially inculated with Phytophthora meadii. The same fungicide caused a decrease in the number of depression on the bark in naturally infected trees, although the length of depressions were not reduced. The number of lesions formed owas less after the application of San 374 F4 PA09 compared with all other fungicides tested.Item Utilization of phosphorus from apatite and growth of plants inoculated with vesicular arbuscular mycorrhiza and phosphate dissolving bacteria(Rubber Research Institute:Agalawatta, 1990) Pathirana, L.S.S.; Waidyanatha, U.P.De S.; Peiris, O.S.An annual grass, Pennisetum ploystechyon (L) Schult and a perennial creeping legume Pueraria phaseoloides took up more P and grew better in an acid soil (pH 4.8) treated with a poorly soluble source of apatite. Inculation of the sterilized soil with a heterogenous mixture of a vesicular arbuscular mycorrhizal (VAM) spores extracted from the soil and with Glomus fasciculatus (E3) spores did not increase plant growth or uptake of P in soil with apatite but growth was increased considerably in soil in soil without apatite. However, inoculation with E3 type spores had no effect on growth or P uptake of Pennisetum . Phosphate dissolving bacteria (PDB) stimulated growth of Pueraria and uptake of P from a soil enriched with apatite.