Ditylenchus drepanocercus (Nematoda), a potential biological control agent for Miconia calvescens (Melastomataceae): Host-specificity and epidemiology

Biological Control

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 29-37

  Seixas, Claudine Dinali Santos ^a   Barreto, Robert Weingart ^a   Freitas, Leandro Grassi ^a   Maffia, Luiz Antonio ^a   Monteiro, Fernanda Testa ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF VIÇOSA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Angular leaf spot; Centrifugal phylogenetic host range testing; Ditylenchus drepanocercus; In field host range assessment; Miconia calvescens; Nematode; Velvet tree

Indexed keywords

DITYLENCHUS; MELASTOMATACEAE; MICONIA; MICONIA CALVESCENS; MICONIA PRASINA; NEMATODA;

EID: 3242689828     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2004.05.002     Document Type: Article

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