The stem canker (blackleg) fungus, Leptosphaeria maculans, enters the genomic era

Molecular Plant Pathology

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 225-241

  Rouxel, T ^a   Balesdent, M H ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; ASCOMYCOTA; BRASSICA JUNCEA; BRASSICA NAPUS; BRASSICA NAPUS VAR. NAPUS; BRASSICA RAPA; DOTHIDEOMYCETES; FUNGI; LEPTOSPHAERIA; LEPTOSPHAERIA MACULANS; LOCULOASCOMYCETES; PHOMA; PLEOSPORALES; PYCNIDIA; SINAPIS ARVENSIS;

EID: 20444379273     PISSN: 14646722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1364-3703.2005.00282.x     Document Type: Review

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