First Report of Root Rot Caused by Ilyonectria (=Neonectria) macrodidyma on Avocado (Persea americana) in Italy

Journal of Phytopathology

Volumn 160, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 156-159

  Vitale, Alessandro ^a   Aiello, Dalia ^a   Guarnaccia, Vladimiro ^a   Perrone, Giancarlo ^b   Stea, Gaetano ^b   Polizzi, Giancarlo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE OF SCIENCES OF FOOD PRODUCTION   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cylindrocarpon macrodydimum; Fungal plant pathogen; Identification; Italy; Pathogenicity

Indexed keywords

AGAR; DISEASE INCIDENCE; EVERGREEN TREE; FUNGUS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GROWING SEASON; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; MORPHOLOGY; NEW RECORD; PATHOGENICITY; PHYLOGENETICS; ROOT ROT; SYMPTOM;

CATANIA [SICILY]; ITALY; MESSINA [SICILY]; SICILY;

CYLINDROCARPON; NEONECTRIA; PERSEA AMERICANA; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 84856566311     PISSN: 09311785     EISSN: 14390434     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0434.2011.01869.x     Document Type: Article

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