Alternaria spp.: From general saprophyte to specific parasite

Molecular Plant Pathology

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 225-236

  Thomma, Bart P H J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTERNARIA; ASCOMYCOTA; DEMATIACEAE; FUNGI; FUNGI IMPERFECTI; HYPHOMYCETALES; HYPHOMYCETES; LEPTOSPHAERIA; PLEOSPORA;

EID: 0043212360     PISSN: 14646722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1364-3703.2003.00173.x     Document Type: Review

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