Ultrastructural and cytochemical investigation of asymptomatic infection by Pythium spp.

Phytopathology

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 234-244

  Rey, Patrice ^a   Benhamou, Nicole ^b   Tirilly, Yves ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BRETAGNE OCCIDENTALE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Gold cytochemistry

Indexed keywords

PYTHIUM; PYTHIUM UNCINULATUM;

EID: 0031944340     PISSN: 0031949X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PHYTO.1998.88.3.234     Document Type: Article

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