Pesotum australi sp. nov. and Ophiostoma quercus associated with Acacia mearnsii trees in Australia and Uganda, respectively

Australasian Plant Pathology

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 406-416

  Nkuekam, G Kamgan ^a   Jacobs, K ^b   De Beer, Z W ^a   Wingfield, M J ^a   Roux, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Forestry; Hardwood; Ophiostomatoid; Sapstain

Indexed keywords

ACACIA; ACACIA MEARNSII; FUNGI; HEXAPODA; OPHIOSTOMA; OPHIOSTOMA QUERCUS; PESOTUM;

EID: 45149103485     PISSN: 08153191     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AP08027     Document Type: Article

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