Diseases of exotic Eucalyptus and Pinus species in Ethiopian plantations

South African Journal of Science

Volumn 99, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 29-33

  Gezahgne, A ^a   Roux, J ^a   Wingfield, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE CONTROL; FUNGAL DISEASE; PLANTATION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ETHIOPIA;

ACACIA; ACACIA ABYSSINICA; ARMILLARIA; BOTRYOSPHAERIA; CEDRELA; CEDRELA ODORATA; CONIOTHYRIUM; CORDIA; CORDIA ALLIODORA; CORTICIUM SALMONICOLOR; CORYMBIA CITRIODORA; CYTOSPORA; ERYTHRICIUM SALMONICOLOR; EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS CAMALDULENSIS; EUCALYPTUS CITRIODORA; EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS; EUCALYPTUS SALIGNA; FUNGI; GENETTA; MYCOSPHAERELLA; PINUS; PINUS PATULA; SPHAEROPSIS; SPHAEROPSIS SAPINEA;

EID: 0038066558     PISSN: 00382353     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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