First report of Alternaria leaf spot on gerbera (Gerbera jamesonii H. Bolux ex J. D. Hook) in Bulgaria

Journal of Phytopathology

Volumn 151, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 323-328

  Mirkova, E ^a   Konstantinova, P ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF SOIL SCIENCE   (Bulgaria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Alternaria leaf spot; Gerbera; rDNA sequencing

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL DISEASE; NEW RECORD; SYMPTOM;

BULGARIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; WORLD;

ALTERNARIA; ALTERNARIA ALTERNATA; ALTERNARIA ARBORESCENS; ALTERNARIA LINI; ALTERNARIA LONGIPES; ALTERNARIA SMYRNII; ALTERNARIA TENUISSIMA; CALENDULA OFFICINALIS; CAPSICUM; CAPSICUM ANNUUM; CELOSIA; CELOSIA ARGENTEA; CUCURBITA; DAUCUS CAROTA; FUNGI; GERBERA; GERBERA JAMESONII; LYCOPERSICON; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; NICOTIANA; NICOTIANA TABACUM; PELARGONIUM; PETUNIA; PETUNIA X HYBRIDA; RAPHANUS SATIVUS; SOLANUM; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 10244224116     PISSN: 09311785     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0434.2003.00726.x     Document Type: Article

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