Resistance to Dutch Elm Disease Reduces Presence of Xylem Endophytic Fungi in Elms (Ulmus spp.)

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Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2013, Pages

  Martín, Juan A ^a   Witzell, Johanna ^b   Blumenstein, Kathrin ^b   Rozpedowska, Elzbieta ^b   Helander, Marjo ^c   Sieber, Thomas N ^d   Gil, Luis ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^d ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BARK; DUTCH ELM DISEASE; ELM; ENDOPHYTE; FUNGAL COLONIZATION; GENETIC RESISTANCE; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENOTYPE; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; NONHUMAN; PLANT BREEDING; PLANT LEAF; PLANT RESPONSE; ULMUS MINOR; ULMUS PUMILA; XYLEM;

BIODIVERSITY; CINNAMATES; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DEPSIDES; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; ENDOPHYTES; FUNGI; PHENOLS; PLANT BARK; PLANT DISEASES; PLANT LEAVES; SPAIN; TREES; ULMUS; XYLEM;

EID: 84874549869     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0056987     Document Type: Article

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