Double-stranded RNA and associated virulence in South African isolates of Sphaeropsis sapinea

Canadian Journal of Botany

Volumn 76, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 1412-1417

  Steenkamp, Emma T ^a   Wingfield, Brenda D ^a   Swart, Wijnand J ^b   Wingfield, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Double stranded RNA; Hypovirulence; Sphaeropsis sapinea

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE; CHROMATOGRAPHY; DIEBACK DISEASE; DOUBLE STRANDED RNA; GROWTH RATE; PHENOL; SHOOT BLIGHT; SOUTH AFRICA; VIRULENCE;

FUNGAL DISEASE; TREE; VIRULENCE;

SOUTH AFRICA;

PINUS; SPHAEROPSIS SAPINEA;

EID: 0032453240     PISSN: 00084026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/b98-113     Document Type: Article

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