Bioprotection of spruce logs against sapstain using an albino strain of Ceratocystis resinifera

Phytopathology

Volumn 96, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 526-533

  Morin, Chantal ^a   Tanguay, Philippe ^b   Breuil, Colette ^b   Yang, Dian Qing ^c   Bernier, Louis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c FORINTEK CANADA CORP   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CERATOCYSTIS RESINIFERA; CONIFEROPHYTA; FUNGI; PICEA; PICEA GLAUCA; PICEA MARIANA; PINUS CONTORTA; PINUS RESINOSA;

EID: 33646363328     PISSN: 0031949X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PHYTO-96-0526     Document Type: Article

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