Gnomoniopsis castanea sp. nov. (Gnomoniaceae, Diaporthales) as the causal agent of nut rot in sweet chestnut

Journal of Plant Pathology

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 411-419

  Visentin, I ^a   Gentile, S ^a   Valentino, D ^a   Gonthier, P ^a   Tamietti, G ^a   Cardinale, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

DNA sequencing; EF1 ; Endophyte; ITS; Koch's postulates; Pathogen; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865297638     PISSN: 11254653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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