Population genetics of Pythium ultimum

Phytopathology

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 454-461

  Francis, David M ^a   St Clair, Dina A ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PYTHIUM; PYTHIUM ULTIMUM;

EID: 0030935002     PISSN: 0031949X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PHYTO.1997.87.4.454     Document Type: Conference Paper

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