Biological and Phylogenetic Analyses Suggest that Two Cryphonectria spp. Cause Cankers of Eucalyptus in Africa

Plant Disease

Volumn 87, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1329-1332

  Roux, J ^a   Myburg, H ^a   Wingfield, B D ^a   Wingfield, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; ECONOMICS; FORESTRY; FUNGI; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY;

PLANTATION;

PATHOLOGY;

CRYPHONECTRIA; CRYPHONECTRIA CANKER; CRYPHONECTRIA CUBENSIS; EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS GRANDIS; EUCALYPTUS UROPHYLLA; FUNGI;

EID: 0242338737     PISSN: 01912917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PDIS.2003.87.11.1329     Document Type: Article

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