Ceratocystis species on Acacia mearnsii and Eucalyptus spp. in eastern and southern Africa including six new species

Fungal Diversity

Volumn 34, Issue , 2009, Pages 41-67

  Heath, R N ^a   Wingfield, M J ^a   Wingfield, B D ^a   Meke, G ^b   Mbaga, A ^c   Roux, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b FORESTRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

^c Tanganyika Wattle Company   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Disease; Ophiostomatales; Plantation forestry; Wounds

Indexed keywords

ACACIA; ACACIA MEARNSII; CERAMICA; CERATOCYSTIS; CERATOCYSTIS MONILIFORMIS; EUCALYPTUS; MONILIFORMIS; OPHIOSTOMATALES; THIELAVIOPSIS;

EID: 63149091090     PISSN: 15602745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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