Molecular organization of the mating type (Mat) locus of Exserohilum monoceras (Setosphaeria monoceras), a bioherbicide agent for Echinochloa weeds

Mycoscience

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 92-101

  Morita, Atsushi ^a   Saitoh, Yoshimoto ^a   Izumitsu, Kosuke ^a   Tanaka, Chihiro ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Barnyard grass; Mycoherbicide; Pleosporales; Population; Sexual reproduction

Indexed keywords

ASCOMYCOTA; ECHINOCHLOA; ECHINOCHLOA CRUS-GALLI; FUNGI; PLEOSPORALES; SETOSPHAERIA MONOCERAS;

EID: 84858158825     PISSN: 13403540     EISSN: 16182545     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10267-011-0141-4     Document Type: Article

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