Symptomatology and morphology of Claviceps cyperi on yellow nut sedge in South Africa

Mycologia

Volumn 99, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 586-591

  Van Der Linde, Elna J ^a   Wehner, F C ^b  

^a PLANT PROTECTION RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Ascomycete; Capitula; Cold treatment; Development; Ergot; Honeydew; Incubation; Perithecia; Sclerotia; Stroma; Symptoms; Teleomorph

Indexed keywords

ERGOT ALKALOID;

COLONIZATION; FUNGAL DISEASE; FUNGUS; GERMINATION; HONEYDEW; MORPHOLOGY; PATHOGEN; SEDGE; SYMPTOM;

ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; CLAVICEPS; CYPERUS; FUNGUS SPORE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PLANT DISEASE; SOUTH AFRICA; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

CLAVICEPS; CYPERUS; ERGOT ALKALOIDS; PLANT DISEASES; SOUTH AFRICA; SPORES, FUNGAL;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ASCOMYCOTA; CLADOSPORIUM; CLADOSPORIUM CLADOSPORIOIDES; CLAVICEPS; CLAVICEPS CYPERI; CUCUMIS MELO VAR. INODORUS;

EID: 36048955686     PISSN: 00275514     EISSN: 15572536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3852/mycologia.99.4.586     Document Type: Article

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