Anther-smut fungal infection of South African Oxalis species: Spatial distribution patterns and impacts on host fecundity

South African Journal of Botany

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 807-815

  Curran, H R ^a   Roets, F ^a   Dreyer, L L ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Host; Oxalis; Sexually transmitted diseases; Smut fungi; Spatial autocorrelation; Thecaphora capensis

Indexed keywords

AUTOCORRELATION; FECUNDITY; FLORISTICS; FLOWER; FUNGAL DISEASE; HERB; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTION; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPORE;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

BASIDIOMYCOTA; FUNGI; HEXAPODA; OXALIS; THECAPHORA;

EID: 70350566801     PISSN: 02546299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sajb.2009.08.004     Document Type: Article

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