Incidence of Stagonospora meliloti and Acrocalymma medicaginis in lucerne crowns and roots in eastern Australia, their comparative aggressiveness to lucerne and inheritance of reaction to S. meliloti in lucerne

Australasian Plant Pathology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 61-67

  Irwin, J A G ^a   Mackie, J M ^a   Marney, T S ^a   Musial, J M ^a   Roberts, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b PIONEER HI BRED INTERNATIONAL INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Alfalfa; Medicago sativa

Indexed keywords

FUNGI; MEDICAGO; MEDICAGO SATIVA; STAGONOSPORA;

EID: 1842480259     PISSN: 08153191     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AP03083     Document Type: Article

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