Pseudocercospora opuntiae sp. nov., the causal organism of cactus leaf spot in Mexico

Fungal Diversity

Volumn 21, Issue , 2006, Pages 1-9

  Ayala Escobar, Victoria ^a   Yáñez Morales, María De Jésus ^a   Braun, Uwe ^b   Groenewald, Johannes Z ^c   Crous, Pedro W ^c  

^a Estadística E Informática   (Mexico)

^b MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

^c CBS KNAW FUNGAL BIODIVERSITY CENTRE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Mitosporic fungi; Mycosphaerella anamorph; North America; Opuntia

Indexed keywords

CACTACEAE; MYCOSPHAERELLA; OPUNTIA; PSEUDOCERCOSPORA;

EID: 33745486961     PISSN: 15602745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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