Natural occurrence and distribution of stem cankers caused by Phytophthora megakarya and Phytophthora palmivora on cocoa

European Journal of Plant Pathology

Volumn 110, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 983-990

  Appiah, Alex A ^a   Opoku, Isaac Y ^a   Akrofi, Andrews Y ^b  

^a Environ Entomol and Plant Pathol   (United Kingdom)

^b New Tafo   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Black pod disease; cushion borne canker infection; epidemiology; Phytophthora; soil borne canker infection

Indexed keywords

COCOA; DISEASE INCIDENCE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FUNGAL DISEASE; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EASTERN REGION; GHANA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA; WORLD;

FUNGI; PHYTOPHTHORA; PHYTOPHTHORA MEGAKARYA; PHYTOPHTHORA PALMIVORA; THEOBROMA CACAO;

EID: 9644254210     PISSN: 09291873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10658-004-0811-6     Document Type: Article

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