Isolation, identification and pathogenicity of Phytophthora species from declining oak stands

European Journal of Forest Pathology

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 253-272

  Jung, T ^a   Blaschke, H ^a   Neumann, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHYTOPHTHORA; FAGACEAE; PHYTOPHTHORA CACTORUM; PHYTOPHTHORA CAMBIVORA; PHYTOPHTHORA CITRICOLA; PHYTOPHTHORA DRECHSLERI; PHYTOPHTHORA GONAPODYIDES; PHYTOPHTHORA UNDULATA; PYTHIUM ANANDRUM; PYTHIUM CHAMAEHYPHON; QUERCUS PETRAEA; QUERCUS ROBUR;

FUNGAL PATHOGEN; OAK DECLINE; PATHOGENICITY;

GERMANY; HUNGARY; ITALY; SLOVENIA; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 0030301058     PISSN: 03001237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0329.1996.tb00846.x     Document Type: Article

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