Experimental investigation of pathogenic stress on phytolith formation in Cucurbita pepo var. texana (wild gourd)

Vegetation History and Archaeobotany

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 165-170

  Kistler, Logan ^a   Haney, Jennifer M ^a   Newsom, Lee A ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacterial wilt disease; Cucurbita pepo; Mosaic virus; Phytoliths; Silica

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CITRULLUS COLOCYNTHIS; CUCURBITA; CUCURBITA PEPO; CUCURBITA PEPO VAR. TEXANA;

EID: 84875531792     PISSN: 09396314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00334-012-0363-1     Document Type: Article

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