Impact of phytoplasma infection of common alder (Alnus glutinosa) depends on strain virulence

Forest Pathology

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 357-363

  Berges, R ^a   Seemuller E ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PATHOGEN DIAGNOSTICS   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE SEVERITY; PHYTOPLASMA; SYMPTOM; TREE; VIRULENCE;

ALDER YELLOWS PHYTOPLASMA; ALNUS; ALNUS GLUTINOSA; BETULACEAE; FUNGI; PHYTOPLASMA;

EID: 85021159182     PISSN: 14374781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0329.2002.00294.x     Document Type: Article

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