Sphaeropsis sapinea and Botryosphaeria dothidea endophytic in Pinus spp. and Eucalyptus spp. in South Africa

South African Journal of Botany

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 86-88

  Smith, H ^a   Wingfield, M J ^a   Crous, P W ^b   Coutinho, I A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Botryosphaeria dothidea; Eucalyptus; Fungal endophytes; Pinus; Sphaeropsis sapinea

Indexed keywords

ENDOPHYTE; FUNGAL PATHOGEN;

SOUTH AFRICA;

BOTRYOSPHAERIA DOTHIDEA; EUCALYPTUS CAMALDULENSIS; EUCALYPTUS GRANDIS; EUCALYPTUS NITENS; EUCALYPTUS SMITHII; MYRTACEAE; PINACEAE; PINUS ELLIOTTII; PINUS PATULA; PINUS RADIATA; PINUS TAEDA; SPHAEROPSIS SAPINEA;

EID: 0030453432     PISSN: 02546299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0254-6299(15)30596-2     Document Type: Article

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