Comparison of populations of the wilt pathogen Ceratocystis albifundus in South Africa and Uganda

Plant Pathology

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 189-195

  Barnes, I ^a   Nakabonge, G ^a   Roux, J ^a   Wingfield, B D ^a   Wingfield, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Acacia mearnsii; Ceratocystis fimbriata; Fungi; Genetic diversity; Microsatellite markers; Population structure

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; FUNGAL DISEASE; GENE FLOW; GENETIC VARIATION; POPULATION STRUCTURE;

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

ACACIA MEARNSII; CERATOCYSTIS ALBOFUNDUS; CERATOCYSTIS FIMBRIATA;

EID: 16444364791     PISSN: 00320862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3059.2005.01144.x     Document Type: Article

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