Diseases of tropical perennial crops: Challenging problems in diverse environments

Plant Disease

Volumn 91, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 644-663

  Ploetz, R C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1094/PDIS-91-6-0644     Document Type: Review

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