Colletotrichum acutatum is the main cause of Colletotrichum leaf disease of rubber in Sri Lanka

Mycopathologia

Volumn 137, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 53-56

  Jayasinghe, C K ^a   Fernando, T H P S ^a   Priyanka, U M S ^a  

^a Rubber Research Institute of Sri Lanka   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Colletotrichum acutatum; Colletotrichum gloeosporioides; Colletotrichum leaf disease; Hevea brasiliensis

Indexed keywords

COLLETOTRICHUM ACUTATUM;

EID: 0030773007     PISSN: 0301486X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006850119146     Document Type: Article

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