Pathogenicity of seed-associated fungi to Podocarpus falcatus in vitro

Forest Pathology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 23-35

  Gure, A ^a,b   Wahlstrom K ^a   Stenlid, J ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b Wondo Genet College of Forestry   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONIFEROUS FOREST; FUNGUS; PATHOGENICITY; SEED; SEEDLING;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; ETHIOPIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

AFROCARPUS FALCATUS; BIONECTRIA OCHROLEUCA; DIAPORTHE; FUNGI; FUSARIUM; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; PENIOPHORA CINEREA; PESTALOTIOPSIS NEGLECTA; PODOCARPUS; POLYPORUS;

EID: 13944259115     PISSN: 14374781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0329.2004.00387.x     Document Type: Article

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