Diversity and differentiation in two populations of Gibberella circinata in South Africa

Plant Pathology

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 46-52

  Britz, H ^a,c   Coutinho, T A ^a   Wingfield, B D ^a   Marasas, W F O ^b   Wingfield, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Fusarium circinatum; Genetic diversity; Molecular markers; Pinus spp.; Pitch canker

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL DISEASE; GENE FLOW; GENETIC VARIATION; POPULATION STRUCTURE; REPRODUCTION;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

FUNGI; FUSARIUM; FUSARIUM CIRCINATUM; FUSARIUM SUBGLUTINANS; GIBBERELLA; GIBBERELLA CIRCINATA;

EID: 13844277120     PISSN: 00320862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3059.2005.01108.x     Document Type: Article

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