Ceratocystis wilt of cacao - A disease of increasing importance

Phytopathology

Volumn 97, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1648-1649

  Engelbrecht, Christine J ^a   Harrington, Thomas C ^a   Alfenas, Acelino ^b  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF VIÇOSA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CERATOCYSTIS; CERATOCYSTIS FIMBRIATA; FUNGI; THEOBROMA CACAO;

EID: 37349014517     PISSN: 0031949X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PHYTO-97-12-1648     Document Type: Conference Paper

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