Species-specific detection of the maize pathogens Sporisorium reiliana and Ustilago maydis by dot blot hybridization and PCR-based assays

Plant Disease

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 390-395

  Xu, M L ^a   Melchinger, A E ^b   Lubberstedt T ^b  

^a YANGZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLONING; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE DETECTION; DOT HYBRIDIZATION; FUNGUS DETECTION; PLANT PATHOGEN INTERACTION; PLASMID DNA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIMER DNA;

FUNGI; SPORISORIUM; SPORISORIUM REILIANA; USTILAGO MAYDIS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0032921057     PISSN: 01912917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PDIS.1999.83.4.390     Document Type: Article

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