Infection and development of Ustilago syntherismae in Digitaria ciliaris

<p>Ustilsgo syntherismae (Schwein.) Peck, which causes loose smut of crabgrass, infects its host systemically and destroys seed production. Greenhouse experiments were carried out to investigate the mode of infection, the disease incidence that can be obtained by artificial inoculation and the...

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Main Author: Johnson, David Alan
Other Authors: Plant Pathology
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/46286
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-12172008-063243/