Interactions between spore morphogenetic mutations affect cell types, sporulation, and pathogenesis in Magnaporthe grisea

Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 199-207

  Shi, Zhixin ^a,b   Christian, David ^a,b   Leung, Hei ^a,b  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INTERNATIONAL RICE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Philippines)

Author keywords

Conidia; Fungal development; Pathogenicity; Pyricularia grisea

Indexed keywords

MAGNAPORTHE GRISEA;

EID: 0032032451     PISSN: 08940282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/MPMI.1998.11.3.199     Document Type: Article

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