Pythium sulcatum and P. ultimum as causal agents of cavity spot disease of carrots in Egypt

Canadian Journal of Plant Science

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 607-614

  El Tarabily, K A ^a   Abouzeid, M A ^b   Hardy, G E St J ^c   Sivasithamparam, K ^d  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^b Ain Shams University   (Egypt)

^c MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Carrots; Cavity spot; Cell wall degrading enzymes; Egypt; Pythium

Indexed keywords

DISEASE; FUNGUS; PATHOGENICITY; VEGETABLE;

DAUCUS CAROTA; FUNGI; PYTHIUM; PYTHIUM SULCATUM; PYTHIUM ULTIMUM;

EID: 3342973911     PISSN: 00084220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/P03-014     Document Type: Review

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