Fungal pathogens of Miconia calvescens (Melastomataceae) from Brazil, with reference to classical biological control

Mycologia

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 99-111

  Seixas, Claudine D S ^a   Barreto, Robert W ^a   Killgore, Eloise ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF VIÇOSA   (Brazil)

^b Hawaii Department of Agriculture   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological control; Classical biocontrol; Hawaii; Melastomataceae; Tahiti

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; FUNGAL DISEASE; FUNGUS; INVASIVE SPECIES; NEW SPECIES; WEED CONTROL;

ARTICLE; ASCOMYCETES; BRAZIL; CYTOLOGY; FUNGUS SPORE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MELASTOMATACEAE; MICROBIOLOGY; PHOTOGRAPHY; PLANT DISEASE; PLANT LEAF; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ASCOMYCOTA; BRAZIL; MELASTOMATACEAE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; PHOTOGRAPHY; PLANT DISEASES; PLANT LEAVES; SPORES, FUNGAL;

BRAZIL; FRENCH POLYNESIA; HAWAII [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; POLYNESIA; SOCIETY ISLANDS; SOUTH AMERICA; TAHITI; UNITED STATES; WINDWARD ISLANDS [SOCIETY ISLANDS];

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); COCCODIELLA; COLLETOTRICHUM; GLOMERELLA CINGULATA; GUIGNARDIA; MELASTOMATACEAE; MICONIA; MICONIA CALVESCENS; PSEUDOCERCOSPORA;

EID: 34250744239     PISSN: 00275514     EISSN: 15572536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3852/mycologia.99.1.99     Document Type: Article

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