An optimized screening method for identifying levels of resistance to Crinipellis perniciosa in cocoa (Theobroma cacao)

Plant Pathology

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 464-475

  Surujdeo Maharaj, S ^a   Umaharan, P ^a   Butler, D R ^a   Sreenivasan, T N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Trinidad and Tobago)

Author keywords

Crinipellis perniciosa; Disease resistance; Inoculation method; Resistance screening; Theobroma cacao; Witches' broom disease

Indexed keywords

COCOA; DISEASE RESISTANCE; INOCULATION; PATHOGEN;

CRINIPELLIS PERNICIOSA; FUNGI; THEOBROMA CACAO;

EID: 0043074607     PISSN: 00320862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3059.2003.00865.x     Document Type: Article

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