Taxonomy and pathogenicity of two novel Chrysoporthe species from Eucalyptus grandis and Syzygium guineense in Zambia

Mycological Progress

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 379-393

  Chungu, Donald ^a   Gryzenhout, Marieka ^a   Muimba Kankolongo, Ambayeba ^b   Wingfield, Michael J ^a   Roux, Jolanda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b Lulea University of Technology   (Zambia)

Author keywords

Africa; Cryphonectriaceae; Forest diseases; Fungal pathogens; Myrtales

Indexed keywords

CHRYSOPORTHE; CHRYSOPORTHELLA HODGESIANA; CRYPHONECTRIA PARASITICA; EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS GRANDIS; FUNGI; MYRTALES; SYZYGIUM GUINEENSE;

EID: 77955173185     PISSN: 1617416X     EISSN: 18618952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11557-009-0646-9     Document Type: Article

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