Cytological characteristics of microconidia of Magnaporthe oryzae

Journal of General Plant Pathology

Volumn 75, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 353-358

  Chuma, Izumi ^a   Shinogi, Takeshi ^a   Hosogi, Naoki ^a   Ikeda, Ken Ichi ^a   Nakayashiki, Hitoshi ^a   Park, Pyoyun ^a   Tosa, Yukio ^a  

^a KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Magnaporthe oryzae; Microconidia; Pyricularia oryzae

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894972633     PISSN: 13452630     EISSN: 1610739X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10327-009-0181-1     Document Type: Article

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