Fusarium subglutinans f. sp. pini represents a distinct mating population in the Gibberella fujikuroi species complex

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 1198-1201

  Britz, H ^a   Coutinho, T A ^a   Wingfield, M J ^a   Marasas, W F O ^b   Gordon, T R ^c   Leslie, J F ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL DISEASE; REPRODUCTION;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; ASSORTATIVE MATING; FERTILITY; FUSARIUM; FUSARIUM SUBGLUTINANS; GIBBERELLA FUJIKUROI; NONHUMAN; PINE; PROGENY; REPRODUCTION; TAXONOMY;

FUSARIUM SUBGLUTINANS; GIBBERELLA FUJIKUROI; PINUS;

EID: 0032985534     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.65.3.1198-1201.1999     Document Type: Article

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