Characterisation of the Coniothyrium stem canker pathogen on Eucalyptus camaldulensis in Ethiopia

Australasian Plant Pathology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 85-90

  Gezahgne, Alemu ^a   Cortinas, Maria Noel ^a   Wingfield, Michael J ^a   Roux, Jolanda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Africa; Coelomycete; Disease; Phylogeny; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

CONIOTHYRIUM; CONIOTHYRIUM ZULUENSE; EUCALYPTUS CAMALDULENSIS; FUNGI; MYCOSPHAERELLA;

EID: 18044397348     PISSN: 08153191     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AP04079     Document Type: Article

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