Fungal pathogens of the invasive riparian weed Hedychium coronarium from Brazil and their potential for biological control

Fungal Diversity

Volumn 28, Issue , 2008, Pages 85-96

  Soares, D J ^a   Barreto, R W ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF VIÇOSA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anamorphic fungi; Ascomycetes; Biological invasion; Cercosporoid fungi; Classical biocontrol; Fungal survey; White ginger

Indexed keywords

AERIA; ASCOMYCOTA; CHALARA AUREA; COCHLIOBOLUS LUNATUS; FUNGI; FUNGI IMPERFECTI; GONATOPHRAGMIUM; HEDYCHIUM CORONARIUM; LEPTOSPHAERIA; MYCOSPHAERELLA; PSEUDOCERCOSPORA HEDYCHII; VERONAEA; ZINGIBER OFFICINALE; ZINGIBERACEAE;

EID: 44449111381     PISSN: 15602745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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