Ascospores of Monosporascus cannonballus: Germination and distribution in cultivated and desert soils in Arizona

Phytopathology

Volumn 86, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 509-514

  Stanghellini, M E ^a   Kim, D H ^a   Rasmussen, S L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Zone of competency

Indexed keywords

CUCUMIS; CUCUMIS MELO; FUNGI; LEPIDIUM; LEPIDIUM LASIOCARPUM; MONOSPORASCUS CANNONBALLUS;

EID: 0001898788     PISSN: 0031949X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/Phyto-86-509     Document Type: Article

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