Infection of alfalfa pollen by Sclerotinia sclerotiorum

Phytoparasitica

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 17-24

  Huang, H C ^b   Kokko, E G ^b   Erickson, R S ^a  

^a LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Alfalfa (Medicago sativa) pollen; ascospores; blossom blight epidemiology; hyphae; infection by Sclerotinia sclerotiorum

Indexed keywords

FUNGI; MEDICAGO SATIVA; SCLEROTINIA SCLEROTIORUM;

EID: 0031049533     PISSN: 03342123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02981475     Document Type: Article

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