Fusarium oxysporum: Exploring the molecular arsenal of a vascular wilt fungus

Molecular Plant Pathology

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 315-325

  Di Pietro, Antonio ^a   Madrid, Marta P ^a   Caracuel, Zaira ^a   Delgado Jarana, Jesús ^a   Roncero, M Isabel G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

FUNGI; FUSARIUM; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; GIBBERELLA; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; MUSA X PARADISIACA; NICOTIANA TABACUM; PYRENOMYCETES; SACCHARUM HYBRID CULTIVAR;

EID: 0141563467     PISSN: 14646722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1364-3703.2003.00180.x     Document Type: Review

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