Diversity of fungi on wild fruits in Hong Kong

Fungal Diversity

Volumn 14, Issue , 2003, Pages 165-185

  Tang, Alvin M C ^a   Hyde, Kevin D ^a   Corlett, Richard T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Fruit fungi; Microfungi; Wild fruits

Indexed keywords

CLADOSPORIUM; COLLETOTRICHUM; FUNGI; FUSARIUM; ILEX; PENICILLIUM; PHOMOPSIS; WIKSTROEMIA;

EID: 2342438323     PISSN: 15602745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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