Morphological and molecular characterization of Chalara elegans (Thielaviopsis basicola), cause of black root rot on diverse plant species

Canadian Journal of Botany

Volumn 77, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1801-1812

  Punja, Zamir K ^a   Sun, Li Juan ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Black root rot; RAPD analysis; Thielaviopsis basicola

Indexed keywords

BLACK ROOT ROT; CANADA; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FUNGAL CELL CULTURE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIANCE; MORPHOLOGY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA; UNITED STATES; WILD RELATIVE;

FUNGUS; GENETICS; MORPHOLOGY; PATHOGEN;

ANIMALIA; CHALARA; CHALARA ELEGANS; CHALARA THIELAVIODES; FILICOPHYTA; FUNGI; THIELAVIOPSIS BASICOLA;

EID: 0033495196     PISSN: 00084026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjb-77-12-1801     Document Type: Article

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