Virulence characterization of single-zoospore isolates of Sclerospora graminicola from pearl millet

Plant Disease

Volumn 82, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 747-751

  Thakur, R P ^a   Pushpavathi, B ^a   Rao, V P ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL CROPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR THE SEMI ARID TROPICS ICRISAT   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CULTIVAR; DOWNY MILDEW; HYBRID; INDIA; PATHOGENESIS; PLANT DISEASE CONTROL; SPORE; VIRULENCE;

SCLEROSPORA GRAMINICOLA;

EID: 0031707022     PISSN: 01912917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PDIS.1998.82.7.747     Document Type: Article

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