Hypovirulence detected in Brazilian isolates of Cryphonectria cubensis

Plant Pathology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 267-272

  Van Zyl, L M ^a   Wingfield, M J ^a   Alfenas, A C ^b   Crous, P W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF VIÇOSA   (Brazil)

^c STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Cryphonectria cubensis; DsRNA; Hypovirulence

Indexed keywords

BRAZIL; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; VIRULENCE;

CRYPHONECTRIA CUBENSIS;

EID: 0032896052     PISSN: 00320862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3059.1999.00334.x     Document Type: Article

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