Seed-borne fungi of date-palm, Phoenix dactylifera L. from Saudi Arabia

Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 327-329

  Bokhary, H A ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Date palm; Phoenix dactylifera; Saudi Arabia; Seed borne fungi

Indexed keywords

ALTERNARIA; ASPERGILLUS; CURVULARIA; DRECHSLERA; EUROTIUM; FUNGI; FUSARIUM; PENICILLIUM; PHOENIX DACTYLIFERA; RHIZOPUS;

EID: 77956747021     PISSN: 1319562X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sjbs.2010.06.005     Document Type: Article

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