Modern approaches to species concepts in downy mildews

Plant Pathology

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1009-1026

  Hall, G S ^a  

^a CABI   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOWNY MILDEW; GENETIC DIVERSITY; PLANT PATHOLOGY; SPECIES CONCEPT;

EID: 0030301268     PISSN: 00320862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3059.1996.d01-191.x     Document Type: Review

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