Plectosporium tabacinum, a pathogen of the invasive aquatic weed Hydrilla verticillata in Florida

Plant Disease

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 24-28

  Smither Kopperl, M L ^a   Charudattan, R ^a   Berger, R D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological control; Submerged weed; Underwater pathosystem

Indexed keywords

DISEASE DETECTION; FUNGUS; INOCULATION; MALACHITE GREEN; PATHOGENESIS; PLANT CELL CULTURE; PLANT PATHOGEN INTERACTION; UNITED STATES;

FUNGI; HYDRILLA VERTICILLATA; PLECTOSPHAERELLA CUCUMERINA; PLECTOSPORIUM TABACINUM; SIPROETA STELENES; VERTICILLATA; VISCUM ALBUM;

EID: 0032939782     PISSN: 01912917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PDIS.1999.83.1.24     Document Type: Article

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