Mode of infection and factors affecting disease incidence of loose smut of crabgrass

Biological Control

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 92-97

  Johnson, David A ^b   Baudoin, Anton B A M ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Plant Industries Division   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological control; Crabgrass; Digitaria ciliaris; Digitaria ischaemum; Digitaria sanguinalis; Smut; Ustilago syntherismae

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DIGITARIA CILIARIS; DIGITARIA ISCHAEMUM; DIGITARIA SANGUINALIS; FUNGI; ISCHAEMUM; USTILAGO;

EID: 0031260388     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bcon.1997.0555     Document Type: Article

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