Development of a rapid method for the diagnosis of citrus greening disease using the polymerase chain reaction

Journal of Phytopathology

Volumn 147, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 599-604

  Hung, T H ^a   Wu, M L ^a   Su, H J ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Citrus greening; Greening fastidious bacterium; Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)

Indexed keywords

CITRUS; CULTIVAR; DISEASE DIAGNOSIS; GREENING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

BACTERIAL DISEASE; DETECTION METHOD; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

CITRUS;

EID: 0032696951     PISSN: 09311785     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0434.1999.00435.x     Document Type: Article

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