Identification and pathogenicity of Chrysoporthe cubensis on Eucalyptus and Syzygium spp. in South China

Plant Disease

Volumn 94, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1143-1150

  Chen, S F ^a,b   Gryzenhout, M ^a   Roux, J ^a   Xie, Y J ^b   Wingfield, M J ^a   Zhou, X D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF FORESTRY   (China)

^c CAF ^*  (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA SEQUENCE DATA; FIELD INOCULATION; FRUITING STRUCTURES; INTERNAL TRANSCRIBED SPACERS; PLANTING STOCKS; RIBOSOMAL DNA; SOUTH CHINA; SUBTROPICAL AREA;

DNA; FORESTRY; GENES; PATHOGENS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

EUCALYPTUS; FORESTRY; GENES; NUCLEIC ACIDS; PATHOGENS; PLANTS;

CHRYSOPORTHE; CHRYSOPORTHE CUBENSIS; EUCALYPTUS; FUNGI; MYRTALES; SYZYGIUM; SYZYGIUM CUMINI;

EID: 77956967840     PISSN: 01912917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PDIS-94-9-1143     Document Type: Article

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