Fungal species composition in maize stalks in relation to European corn borer injury and transgenic insect protection

Plant Disease

Volumn 86, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1156-1162

  Gatch, E W ^a   Munkvold, G P ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Corn; GMO; Zea mays

Indexed keywords

CROPS; DISEASES; PROTEINS; TISSUE;

PATHOGENS;

FUNGI;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; COLLETOTRICHUM; COLLETOTRICHUM GRAMINICOLA; FUNGI; FUSARIUM; FUSARIUM PROLIFERATUM; FUSARIUM SUBGLUTINANS; FUSARIUM VERTICILLIOIDES; GIBBERELLA; GIBBERELLA MONILIFORMIS; GIBBERELLA ZEAE; GLOMERELLA GRAMINICOLA; GRAMINICOLA; INSECTA; OSTRINIA NUBILALIS; STENOCARPELLA MAYDIS; ZEA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0036790405     PISSN: 01912917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PDIS.2002.86.10.1156     Document Type: Article

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