Responses of avocado to laurel wilt, caused by Raffaelea lauricola

Plant Pathology

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 801-808

  Ploetz, R C ^a   Perez Martinez J M ^a   Smith, J A ^b   Hughes, M ^b   Dreaden, T J ^b   Inch, S A ^a   Fu, Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambrosia beetle; Avocado; Laurel wilt; Raffaelea lauricola; Xyleborus glabratus

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CROP PRODUCTION; CULTIVAR; DISEASE SEVERITY; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; NATIVE SPECIES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; ROOTSTOCK; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SYMPTOM; WILT;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

AMBROSIA; COLEOPTERA; LAURACEAE; PERSEA AMERICANA; PLATYPODINI; RAFFAELEA; XYLEBORUS;

EID: 84864024439     PISSN: 00320862     EISSN: 13653059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3059.2011.02564.x     Document Type: Article

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