Rapid detection and diagnosis of Septoria tritici epidemics in wheat using a polymerase chain reaction/PicoGreen assay

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 701-708

  Fraaije, B A ^a   Lovell, D J ^a   Rohel, E A ^b   Hollomon, D W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHAINS; DIAGNOSIS; DNA; FUNGI;

AGAROSE GEL; DETECTION AND DIAGNOSIS; DNA FRAGMENT; GEL ANALYSIS; HOST PLANTS; MICRO-ORGANISMS; PICOGREEN; PRIMER SETS; RAPID DETECTION; WHEAT LEAVES;

POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

BETA TUBULIN; DNA;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; FLUOROMETRY; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE TARGETING; INCUBATION TIME; MEDICAL RESEARCH; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; WHEAT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; MYCOSPHAERELLA GRAMINICOLA; SEPTORIA; SEPTORIA TRITICI; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0032929479     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.1999.00716.x     Document Type: Article

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