DNA probes and PCR primers for the detection of a phytoplasma associated with peanut witches'-broom

European Journal of Plant Pathology

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 137-145

  Chen, Miaw Fan ^a,b   Lin, Chan Pin ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIWAN AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS AND TOXIC SUBSTANCES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

DNA probe; polymerase chain reaction (PCR)

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030998649     PISSN: 09291873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008627023734     Document Type: Article

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