Distribution of chrysoporthe canker pathogens on Eucalyptus and Syzygium spp. in eastern and southern Africa

Plant Disease

Volumn 90, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 734-740

  Nakabonge, G ^a   Roux, J ^a   Gryzenhout, M ^a   Wingfield, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Cryphonectria; Disease; Forestry

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; FORESTRY; FUNGI;

C. AUSTROAFRICANA; CANKER PATHOGENS; CRYPHONECTRIA;

PATHOLOGY;

DISEASES; FUNGI; PATHOGENS; TREES;

CHRYSOPORTHE CUBENSIS; CRYPHONECTRIA; EUCALYPTUS; FUNGI; MELASTOMATACEAE; MYRTACEAE; MYRTALES; SYZYGIUM; SYZYGIUM AROMATICUM; SYZYGIUM CORDATUM; TIBOUCHINA;

EID: 33646857063     PISSN: 01912917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PD-90-0734     Document Type: Article

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