Genetic variability in the canker pathogen fungus, Gremmeniella abietina. Contribution of sexual compared with asexual reproduction

Mycological Research

Volumn 101, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 1195-1201

  Wang, Xiao Ru ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASEXUAL REPRODUCTION; CANKER; GENETIC DIVERSITY; GENOTYPE; MATING SYSTEM; PATHOGENESIS; POPULATION GENETICS; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA; SCANDINAVIA; SEXUAL REPRODUCTION; SWEDEN;

GREMMENIELLA ABIETINA;

EID: 0031430047     PISSN: 09537562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0953756297003791     Document Type: Article

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