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Serenomyces associated with palms in southeastern USA: isolation, culture storage and genetic variation.
Mycologia - 1 Jan 2000
Elliott M L, Des Jardin E A
Abstract excerpt
Serenomyces is a genus belonging to the family Phaeochoraceae, which is known to occur only in association with the plant family Arecaceae (palms). It is presumed to be one of the causes of a leaf disease referred to as either rachis blight or petiole blight, depending on the palm species affected. The fungus is not readily observed, with few reports in the literature; it cannot be readily isolated from tissue,...
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