Studies on fungi associated with dying Schizolobium parahybum in Ecuador

29 Introduction 30 Materials and Methods 31 Results 32 Discussion 34 References 36 CHAPTER 3 Identification and pathogenicity of Graphium and Pesotum species from machete wounds on Schizolobium parahybum in Ecuador Abstract 43 Introduction 44 Materials and Methods 46 Results 49 Discussion 50 References 5343 Introduction 44 Materials and Methods 46 Results 49 Discussion 50 References 53 CHAPTER 4 Development of polymorphic markers for the root pathogen Thielaviopsis basicola using ISSR-PCR 65 CHAPTER 5 Clonality in South African isolates and evidence for European origin of the root pathogen, Thielaviopsis basicola Abstract 73 Introduction 74 Materials and Methods 74 Results 76 Discussion 77 References 8073 Introduction 74 Materials and Methods 74 Results 76 Discussion 77 References 80