Citrus black rot is caused by phylogenetically distinct lineages of Alternaria alternata

Phytopathology

Volumn 95, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 512-518

  Peever, T L ^a   Carpenter Boggs, L ^a   Timmer, L W ^b   Carris, L M ^a   Bhatia, A ^b  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Postharvest disease

Indexed keywords

ALTERNARIA; ALTERNARIA ALTERNATA; ALTERNATA ALTERNATA; CITRUS; CITRUS JAMBHIRI; CITRUS LIMON; CITRUS TANGELO; FUNGI; MINNEOLA; MINNEOLA TANGELO; PUNCTUM BLANDIANUM;

EID: 17844391572     PISSN: 0031949X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PHYTO-95-0512     Document Type: Article

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