Monomorphic nonpathogenic mutants of Ustilago maydis

Phytopathology

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 259-265

  Martínez Espinoza, Alfredo D ^a   León, Claudia ^a   Elizarraraz, Guadalupe ^a   Ruiz Herrera, José ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

corn smut; dimorphism; pH effect

Indexed keywords

USTILAGO MAYDIS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 1842339880     PISSN: 0031949X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PHYTO.1997.87.3.259     Document Type: Article

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