Application of a PCR-based test for detection of potato late blight and pink rot in tubers

American Journal of Potato Research

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 187-194

  Tooley, P W ^a   Carras, M M ^a   Lambert, D H ^b  

^a USDA ARS Foreign Disease Weed Science Research Unit   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Detection; Molecular biology; PCR; Polymerase chain reaction; Potato late blight

Indexed keywords

DISEASE DETECTION; DISEASE DIAGNOSIS; FUNGUS DETECTION; INOCULATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POTATO; RIBOSOMAL DNA; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

PHYTOPHTHORA ERYTHROSEPTICA; PHYTOPHTHORA INFESTANS; PHYTOPHTHORA NICOTIANAE;

EID: 0031718536     PISSN: 00030589     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02853572     Document Type: Article

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