A serious new wilt disease of Eucalyptus caused by Ceratocystis fimbriata in Central Africa

Forest Pathology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 175-184

  Roux, J ^a   Wingfield, M J ^a   Bouillet, J P ^b   Wingfield, B D ^a   Alfenas, A C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b U Rech sur Productivite P   (Congo)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF VIÇOSA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAZIL; CENTRAL AFRICA; DIEBACK DISEASE; EUROPE; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCING; INTERNAL TRANSCRIBED SPACER; OPERON; RIBOSOMAL RNA; SOUTH AFRICA; WILT;

FUNGAL DISEASE; PATHOGEN; WILT;

AFRICA;

CERATOCYSTIS FIMBRIATA; EUCALYPTUS; FUNGI;

EID: 0033916556     PISSN: 14374781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0329.2000.00202.x     Document Type: Article

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