The role of snails and ants in transmitting the avocado stem canker pathogen, Phytophthora citricola

Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science

Volumn 121, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 973-977

  El Hamalawi, Zeinab A ^a   Menge, John A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Helix aspersa; Iridomyrmex lumilis; Persea americana; Persea indica

Indexed keywords

ACRONICTA LEPORINA; FORMICIDAE; GASTROPODA; HELIX ASPERSA; IRIDOMYRMEX; LINEPITHEMA HUMILE; PERSEA AMERICANA; PERSEA INDICA; PHYTOPHTHORA; PHYTOPHTHORA CITRICOLA;

EID: 0030477419     PISSN: 00031062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/jashs.121.5.973     Document Type: Article

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