Real-time PCR and its application for rapid plant disease diagnostics

Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 250-258

  Schaad, Norman W ^a   Frederick, Reid D ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Disease diagnosis; DNA based diagnostics; Fungi; Molecular identification

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI;

EID: 0036759015     PISSN: 07060661     EISSN: 17152992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07060660209507006     Document Type: Article

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