PCR assay for detection of the phytoplasma associated with maize bushy stunt disease

Plant Disease

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 263-269

  Harrison, N A ^a,d   Richardson, P A ^a   Tsai, J H ^a   Ebbert, M A ^b   Kramer, J B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

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ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0030047057     PISSN: 01912917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PD-80-0263     Document Type: Article

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