Occurrence of pyrrocidine and dihydroresorcylide production among acremonium zeae populations from maize grown in different regions

Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 425-433

  Wicklow, Donald T ^a   Poling, Stephen M ^b   Summerbell, Richard C ^c  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL UTILIZATION RESEARCH   (United States)

^b CBS KNAW FUNGAL BIODIVERSITY CENTRE   (Netherlands)

^c Sporometrics Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acremonium zeae; Blackened bundles; Cerebroside; Dihydroresorcylide; Disease suppression; Endophyte; Maize; Polyketide antibiotics; Pyrrocidines; Seedborne; Stress damage

Indexed keywords

ACREMONIUM (ASCOMYCOTA); ACREMONIUM ZEAE; FUNGI; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 77955977972     PISSN: 07060661     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07060660809507540     Document Type: Article

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