Molecular, ecological and evolutionary approaches to understanding Alternaria diseases of citrus

Molecular Plant Pathology

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 435-446

  Akimitsu, Kazuya ^a   Peever, Tobin L ^b   Timmer, L W ^c  

^a KAGAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTERNARIA; ALTERNARIA ALTERNATA; ALTERNARIA LIMICOLA; ALTERNATA ALTERNATA; CITRUS; CITRUS JAMBHIRI; CITRUS LIMON; FUNGI; LIMICOLA; PUNCTUM BLANDIANUM;

EID: 0242424231     PISSN: 14646722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1364-3703.2003.00189.x     Document Type: Review

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