Spatial and temporal dynamics of the colonization of Pinus radiata by Fusarium circinatum, of conidiophora development in the pith and of traumatic resin duct formation

New Phytologist

Volumn 198, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1215-1227

  Martín Rodrigues, Noemí ^a   Espinel, Santiago ^b   Sanchez Zabala, Joseba ^a   Ortíz, Amaia ^b   González Murua, Carmen ^a   Duñabeitia, Miren K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^b NEIKER and a Vaccine producing Commercial Company CZVSL   (Spain)

Author keywords

Confocal microscopy; Conidiation; Fusarium; GFP; Infection process; Pinus; Pitch canker; Traumatic resin ducts

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; COLONIZATION; CONIFEROUS TREE; ECONOMIC IMPACT; FUNGAL DISEASE; GROWTH RATE; HOST PLANT; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTION; RESIN; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SPORULATION; SYMPTOM; XYLEM;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BIOMASS; CYTOLOGY; FUNGUS SPORE; FUSARIUM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MICROBIOLOGY; PINE; PLANT DISEASE; PLANT STEM; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; XYLEM;

BIOMASS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; FUSARIUM; PINUS; PLANT DISEASES; PLANT STEMS; SPATIO-TEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SPORES, FUNGAL; XYLEM;

FUNGI; FUSARIUM; GIBBERELLA CIRCINATA; PINUS RADIATA; RADIATA;

EID: 84877635050     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: 14698137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/nph.12222     Document Type: Article

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