Virulent new strains of rust fungus endanger world wheat

Microbe

Volumn 5, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 423-428

  Stone, Marcia ^a  

^a NONE

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FUNGI; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; UREDINALES;

EID: 79952918889     PISSN: 15587452     EISSN: 15587460     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/microbe.5.423.1     Document Type: Article

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