Effect of salinity, temperature and carbon source on the growth and development of sclerotia of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum isolated from semi-arid environment

Plant Pathology Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 407-416

  Abdullah, Mansour T ^a   Ali, Nida Y ^a   Suleman, Patrice ^a  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Melanization; Salinity; Sclerotia; Sclerotinia sclerotiorum; Temperature

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952806303     PISSN: 15982254     EISSN: 20939280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5423/PPJ.2008.24.4.407     Document Type: Article

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