Interspecific transfer of pycnial nectar induces pycniospore caps in rust fungi in a manner related to mating type within species

Mycological Research

Volumn 104, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 311-316

  Anikster, Y ^a   Eilam, T ^a   Bushnell, W R ^b  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; PUCCINIA; PUCCINIA HELIANTHI; PUCCINIA RECONDITA; PUCCINIA REICHERTII; PUCCINIA TRITICINA; UREDINALES; UROMYCES;

EID: 0033948369     PISSN: 09537562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0953756299001379     Document Type: Article

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