Production of phytotoxic spore germination liquids by Alternaria brassicae and A. brassicicola and their effect on species of the family Brassicaceae

Annals of Applied Biology

Volumn 131, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 413-426

  Cooke, D E L ^a   Jenkins, P D ^b   Lewis, D M ^b  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alternaria brassicae; Alternaria brassicicola; Brassicaceae; Host specific toxins; Spore germination liquids

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL PATHOGEN; PHYTOTOXICITY; SPORE GERMINATION LIQUID; TOXIN;

ALTERNARIA BRASSICAE; ALTERNARIA BRASSICICOLA; BARBAREA VULGARIS; BRASSICA; BRASSICACEAE; CAPSELLA BURSA-PASTORIS;

EID: 0031426075     PISSN: 00034746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7348.1997.tb05169.x     Document Type: Article

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