Introduced pathogens found on ornamentals, strawberry and trees in Finland over the past 20 years

Agricultural and Food Science

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 74-85

  Lilja, Arja ^a   Rytkönen, Anna ^a   Hantula, Jarkko ^a   Müller, Michael ^a   Parikka, Päivi ^a   Kurkela, Timo ^a  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Chalara fraxinea; Climate change; Colletotrichum acutatum; Dothistroma septosporum; Melampsoridium hiratsukanum; Phytophthora; Plant pathology

Indexed keywords

ALNUS; ALNUS GLUTINOSA; ASCOMYCOTA; BASIDIOMYCOTA; BETULA PENDULA; CHALARA; COLLETOTRICHUM; FRAGARIA X ANANASSA; FRAXINUS; FRAXINUS EXCELSIOR; GLOMERELLA ACUTATA; MELAMPSORIDIUM HIRATSUKANUM; MYCOSPHAERELLA PINI; OOMYCETES; PHYTOPHTHORA; PHYTOPHTHORA CACTORUM; PHYTOPHTHORA RAMORUM; PINUS SYLVESTRIS; RHODODENDRON; SYRINGA; SYRINGA VULGARIS;

EID: 79953135669     PISSN: 14596067     EISSN: 17951895     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2137/145960611795163051     Document Type: Article

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