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2.3.2 Plant culture ..................................................................................................... 362.3.3 Inoculum preparation ....................................................................................... 372.3.4 Temperature and pH......................................................................................... 382.3.5 Root hair infection (RHI) study ....................................................................... 392.3.6 Symptom development study ........................................................................... 412.4 Data analysis ........................................................................................................... 422.5 Results ..................................................................................................................... 442.5.1 Root hair infection study .................................................................................. 442.5.2 Symptom development study ........................................................................... 472.6 Discussion ............................................................................................................... 533 CHAPTER 3 EFFECT OF GROWTH MEDIUM ON THE EFFICACY OF BIO-FUNGICIDES FOR THE CONTROL OF CLUBROOT ................................................. 583.1 Abstract ................................................................................................................... 583.2 Introduction ............................................................................................................. 593.3 Materials and methods ............................................................................................ 653.3.1 Field trials - Canola .......................................................................................... 653.3.2 Field trials – Napa cabbage .............................................................................. 693.3.3 Growth room studies ........................................................................................ 703.4 Data analysis ........................................................................................................... 773.5 Results ..................................................................................................................... 793.5.1 Field trials - Canola .......................................................................................... 793.5.2 Field trials - Napa cabbage............................................................................... 813.6 Growth room studies ............................................................................................... 823.6.1 Experiment 1 – Canola ..................................................................................... 823.6.2 Experiment 2 – Shanghai pak choy ................................................................. 893.6.3 Experiment 3 – Pore size ................................................................................. 933.7 Discussion ............................................................................................................... 974 CHAPTER 4 GENERAL DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS ............................ 1064.1 Study limitations ................................................................................................... 1134.2 Future research ...................................................................................................... 1135 APPENDIX 1: ANOVA TABLES FOR CHAPTER TWO ........................................ 129vi

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