Establishment of, and preliminary impact studies on, the rust, Maravalia cryptostegiae, of the invasive alien weed, Cryptostegia grandiflora in Queensland, Australia

Plant Pathology

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 475-484

  Tomley, A J ^a   Evans, H C ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT   (Australia)

^b CABI   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Classical biological control; Dispersal; Field release; Mass production; Rubber vine weed; Rust fungi

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT; RUST DISEASE; WEED CONTROL;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; QUEENSLAND;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CRYPTOSTEGIA GRANDIFLORA; CRYPTOSTEGIA MADAGASCARIENSIS; FUNGI; MARAVALIA CRYPTOSTEGIAE; POACEAE; UREDINALES;

EID: 4444301228     PISSN: 00320862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0032-0862.2004.01054.x     Document Type: Article

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