The distribution of mating-type bias in natural populations of the anther-smut Ustilago violacea on Silene alba in Virginia

Mycologia

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 372-381

  Oudemans, P V ^a,c   Alexander, H M ^a   Antonovics, J ^b   Altizer, S ^b,d   Thrall, P H ^b   Rose, L ^b,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Disease epidemiology; Haplolethal deficiency; Intrapromycelial conjugation; Mating system; Microbotryum violaceum; Silene latifolia; Solopathogenicity; Teliospace germination; Ustilaginales

Indexed keywords

ANTHER SMUT; DISTRIBUTION; MATING SYSTEM; REPRODUCTIVE PROCEDURES; UNITED STATES;

ANTHER SMUT; FUNGAL DISEASE; MATING SYSTEM;

USA; VIRGINIA;

SILENE ALBA; USTILAGO VIOLACEA;

EID: 2642677644     PISSN: 00275514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3761395     Document Type: Article

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