Preliminary studies on Ramularia crupinae sp. nov. as a potential biological control agent for common crupina (Crupina vulgaris) in the USA

Annals of Applied Biology

Volumn 135, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 489-494

  Hasan, S ^a   Sobhian, R ^a   Knutson, L ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological control; Crupina vulgaris; Host specificity; Ramularia crupinae; Weed

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; FUNGUS DETECTION; GREENHOUSE; PLANT PATHOGEN INTERACTION; UNITED STATES;

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; FUNGUS; NATURAL ENEMY; WEED;

(WEST); UNITED STATES;

ASTERACEAE; CARTHAMUS TINCTORIUS; CRUPINA VULGARIS; CYNARA SCOLYMUS; FUNGI; RAMULARIA; RAMULARIA CRUPINAE; SPERMATOPHYTA;

EID: 0032751862     PISSN: 00034746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7348.1999.tb00878.x     Document Type: Article

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