Colonization of wheat seedling leaves by Fusarium species as observed in growth chambers: A role as inoculum for head blight infection?

Fungal Ecology

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 581-590

  Wagacha, John Maina ^a,b   Oerke, Erich Christian ^a   Dehne, Heinz Wilhelm ^a   Steiner, Ulrike ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Colonization; Fusarium species; Sporulation; Wheat leaves

Indexed keywords

FUNGI; FUSARIUM; FUSARIUM CULMORUM; FUSARIUM POAE; FUSARIUM TRICINCTUM; GIBBERELLA AVENACEA; GIBBERELLA ZEAE; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 84864079985     PISSN: 17545048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.funeco.2012.02.002     Document Type: Article

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