PCR as a tool for the early detection and diagnosis of common bunt in wheat, caused by Tilletia tritici

Mycological Research

Volumn 106, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1287-1292

  Josefsen, Lone ^a   Christiansen, Solveig K ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

FUNGI; TILLETIA BROMI; TILLETIA CARIES; TILLETIA CONTROVERSA; TILLETIA LAEVIS; TILLETIA TRITICI; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0036867874     PISSN: 09537562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0953756202006603     Document Type: Article

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