Alkaloid production by isolates of the sorghum ergot pathogen (Claviceps africana) from Australia and other countries

Australian Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 57, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1023-1028

  Blaney, Barry ^a   Chakraborty, Sukumar ^b   Murray, Sally Ann ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fungus; Mycotoxin; Sclerotium; Sphacelium

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FUNGAL DISEASE; PATHOGEN; SORGHUM; SUCROSE;

AFRICA; ASIA; AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EURASIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

CLAVICEPS; CLAVICEPS AFRICANA;

EID: 33748302830     PISSN: 00049409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AR05334     Document Type: Article

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