Infection of commercial hybrid primula seed by Botrytis cinerea and latent disease spread through the plants

Phytopathology

Volumn 93, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 573-578

  Barnes, S E ^a,b   Shaw, M W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Endophyte; Gray mold; Primrose; Seed health; Systemic

Indexed keywords

BOTRYOTINIA FUCKELIANA; BOTRYTIS; BOTRYTIS CINEREA; FUNGI; PRIMULA; PRIMULA POLYANTHA;

EID: 0037408291     PISSN: 0031949X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PHYTO.2003.93.5.573     Document Type: Article

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