Production of a mating inhibitor by Ustilago hordei

Phytopathology

Volumn 88, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 456-464

  Sherwood, John E ^a   Kosted, Paula J ^a   Anderson, Cynthia M ^a   Gerhardt, Shirley A ^a  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cryptococcus neoformans; U. maydis; U. nuda; Ustilago avenae

Indexed keywords

CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; FILOBASIDIELLA NEOFORMANS; FUNGI; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; NUDA; SPERMATOPHYTA; TILLETIA CARIES; TILLETIA CONTRAVERSA; USTILAGO AVENAE; USTILAGO HORDEI; USTILAGO MAYDIS; USTILAGO NUDA;

EID: 0031838358     PISSN: 0031949X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PHYTO.1998.88.5.456     Document Type: Article

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