Dominance of natural over released biological control agents of the chestnut blight fungus Cryphonectria parasitica in south-eastern France is associated with fitness-related traits

Biological Control

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 55-61

  Robin, Cécile ^a   Lanz, Stefan ^b   Soutrenon, Alain ^c   Rigling, Daniel ^b  

^a UMR 1202 BIOGECO   (France)

^b SWISS FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE WSL   (Switzerland)

^c CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Chestnut blight disease; Classical biological control; Cryphonectria hypovirus; Cryphonectria parasitica; Vegetative compatibility

Indexed keywords

CRYPHONECTRIA HYPOVIRUS 1; CRYPHONECTRIA HYPOVIRUS 2-NB58; CRYPHONECTRIA PARASITICA; FUNGI;

EID: 76849096441     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2009.10.013     Document Type: Article

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