Histopathological study of the Alternaria solani infection process in potato cultivars with different levels of early blight resistance

Journal of Phytopathology

Volumn 155, Issue 7-8, 2007, Pages 462-469

  Dita, M A ^a,b   Brommonschenkel, S H ^a   Matsuoka, K ^a   Mizubuti, E S G ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF VIÇOSA   (Brazil)

^b EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Age related disease resistance; Histopathology; Hypersensitive reaction; Quantitative resistance; Solanum tuberosum

Indexed keywords

CULTIVAR; DISEASE RESISTANCE; FUNGUS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; PATHOGEN; POTATO;

ALTERNARIA; ALTERNARIA SOLANI; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 34447506150     PISSN: 09311785     EISSN: 14390434     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0434.2007.01258.x     Document Type: Article

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