Analysis of the Italian Dutch elm disease fungal population

Journal of Phytopathology

Volumn 153, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 73-79

  Santini, A ^a   Montaghi, A ^a,b   Vendramin, G G ^a,c   Capretti, P ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE FOR SUSTAINABLE PLANT PROTECTION   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^c CNR Istituto di Genetica Vegetale   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dutch elm disease fungi; Elm; Hybrid; Ophiostoma ulmi sensu lato; Population genetic; Species

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL DISEASE; GENETIC VARIATION; HYBRID; POPULATION STRUCTURE;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE; WORLD;

FUNGI; OPHIOSTOMA NOVO; OPHIOSTOMA NOVO-ULMI; OPHIOSTOMA ULMI; ULMUS;

EID: 14644446065     PISSN: 09311785     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0434.2004.00931.x     Document Type: Article

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