Population dynamics and genetics of plant disease: a case study of anther-smut disease

Ecology

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 990-996

  Alexander, Helen Miller ^a   Thrall, Peter H ^b   Antonovics, Janis ^b   Jarosz, Andrew M ^c   Oudemans, Peter V ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anther smut; Coexistence; Disease ecology; Host; Pathogen; Population ecology; Population genetics; Silene alba; Transmission; Ustilago violacea

Indexed keywords

ANTHER SMUT; DISEASE RESISTANCE; FUNGAL DISEASE; GENETIC VARIATION; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTION;

CARYOPHYLLACEAE; SILENE ALBA; USTILAGO VIOLACEA;

EID: 0030421644     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2265569     Document Type: Article

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