Using genomics to understand the disease cycle of the fusarium head blight fungus, Gibberella zeae (anamorph Fusarium graminearum)

Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 486-498

  Trail, F ^a   Gaffoor, I ^a   Guenther, J C ^a   Hallen, H E ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Annotation; Dikaryotic; Fungal genome; Homothallic; Mycotoxin

Indexed keywords

FUNGI; FUSARIUM; GIBBERELLA; GIBBERELLA ZEAE;

EID: 33645418012     PISSN: 07060661     EISSN: 17152992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07060660509507250     Document Type: Article

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