The powdery mildew fungus Podosphaera fusca (synonym Podosphaera xanthii), a constant threat to cucurbits: Pathogen profile

Molecular Plant Pathology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 153-160

  Pérez García, Alejandro ^a   Romero, Diego ^a   FernÁndez OrtuÑo, Dolores ^b   López Ruiz, Francisco ^b   De Vicente, Antonio ^a   TorÉs, Juan A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

^b CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUNGICIDE;

ANTIFUNGAL RESISTANCE; ASCOMYCETES; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; CLASSIFICATION; CUCUMBER; DRUG EFFECT; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT DISEASE; REVIEW;

ASCOMYCOTA; CUCURBITACEAE; DRUG RESISTANCE, FUNGAL; FUNGICIDES, INDUSTRIAL; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; PLANT DISEASES;

ASCOMYCOTA; CLEISTOTHECIA; CUCUMIS SATIVUS; CUCURBITACEAE; ERYSIPHACEAE; ERYSIPHALES; FUNGI; LAMIACEAE; LEOTIOMYCETES; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; MYCELIUM (GENUS); PEZIZOMYCOTINA; PODOSPHAERA; PODOSPHAERA FUSCA; PODOSPHAERA XANTHII; SCROPHULARIACEAE; SOLANACEAE; VERBENACEAE;

EID: 60349085945     PISSN: 14646722     EISSN: 13643703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1364-3703.2008.00527.x     Document Type: Review

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