Teratosphaeria nubilosa, a serious leaf disease pathogen of Eucalyptus spp. in native and introduced areas

Molecular Plant Pathology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-14

  Hunter, Gavin C ^a,b   Crous, Pedro W ^a,b   Carnegie, Angus J ^c   Wingfield, Michael J ^b  

^a CBS KNAW FUNGAL BIODIVERSITY CENTRE   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^c NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASCOMYCETES; CLASSIFICATION; EUCALYPTUS; GENETICS; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PLANT DISEASE; REVIEW;

ASCOMYCOTA; EUCALYPTUS; PLANT DISEASES;

ASCOMYCOTA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAPNODIALES; DOTHIDEOMYCETES; EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS BICOSTATA; EUCALYPTUS BOTRYOIDES; EUCALYPTUS BRIDGESIANA; EUCALYPTUS CYPELLOCARPA; EUCALYPTUS DUNNII; EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS; EUCALYPTUS GRANDIS; EUCALYPTUS GUNNII; EUCALYPTUS NITENS; EUCALYPTUS PILULARIS; EUCALYPTUS QUADRANGULATA; EUCALYPTUS RESINIFERA; EUCALYPTUS UROPHYLLA; EUCALYPTUS VIMINALIS; FUNGI; MYCOSPHAERELLA; PUNCTUM MINUTISSIMUM; TERATOSPHAERIA;

EID: 58149260415     PISSN: 14646722     EISSN: 13643703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1364-3703.2008.00516.x     Document Type: Review

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