Delineation of the three brown rot fungi of fruit crops (Monilinia spp.) on the basis of quantitative characteristics

Canadian Journal of Botany

Volumn 76, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 2042-2050

  Van Leeuwen, G C M ^a   Van Kesteren, H A ^b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b National Plant Protection Organization   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Brown rot fungi; Growth characteristics; Monilinia spp.; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

AGAR; FUNGAL GERMINATION; FUNGAL GROWTH; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; GROWTH RATE; PLANT PATHOLOGY; TAXONOMY;

FUNGI; MONILINIA; MONILINIA FRUCTICOLA; MONILINIA FRUCTIGENA; MONILINIA LAXA; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 0032324454     PISSN: 00084026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjb-76-12-2042     Document Type: Article

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