Dothistromin toxin is a virulence factor in dothistroma needle blight of pines

Plant Pathology

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 225-234

  Kabir, M S ^a   Ganley, R J ^b   Bradshaw, R E ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b SCION   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Pinus radiata; Dothideomycete; Forest pathogen; Mycotoxin; Non host selective toxin; Red band needle blight

Indexed keywords

DOTHISTROMA; FUNGI; MYCOSPHAERELLA PINI; PINUS RADIATA;

EID: 84921543986     PISSN: 00320862     EISSN: 13653059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ppa.12229     Document Type: Article

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