Mycosphaerella leaf disease reduces growth of plantation-grown Eucalyptus globulus

Australian Forestry

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 113-119

  Carnegie, A J ^a,b   Ades, P K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b State Forests of New South Wales   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Defoliation; Eucalyptus globulus; Fungal diseases; Fungicides; Growth; Mycosphaerella cryptica; Mycosphaerella nubilosa; Plant pathogenic fungi; Plant pathology

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; FORESTRY; FUNGICIDES; SPRAYING;

PLANT PATHOLOGY;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS; FUNGI; MYCOSPHAERELLA; MYCOSPHAERELLA CRYPTICA; MYCOSPHAERELLA NUBILOSA;

EID: 0038044092     PISSN: 00049158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00049158.2003.10674900     Document Type: Article

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