Snow molds: A group of fungi that prevail under snow

Microbes and Environments

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 14-20

  Matsumoto, Naoyuki ^a  

^a NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER FOR HOKKAIDO REGION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Low temperature; Sclerotinia borealis; Snow cover; Snow mold; Typhula spp.

Indexed keywords

FUNGI; SCLEROTINIA BOREALIS; TYPHULA;

EID: 70349897322     PISSN: 13426311     EISSN: 13426311     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1264/jsme2.ME09101     Document Type: Review

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