Advances in research on oomycete root pathogens

Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 99-113

  Van West, Pieter ^a   Appiah, Alex A ^a   Gow, Neil A R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aphanomyces; Chemotaxis; Electrotaxis; Gene silencing; Oomycete; Phytophthora; Pythium; Rhizosphere; Soil borne diseases

Indexed keywords

APHANOMYCES; OOMYCETES; PERONOSPORA FARINOSA; PERONOSPORACEAE; PHYTOPHTHORA; PYTHIUM;

EID: 0037698963     PISSN: 08855765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0885-5765(03)00044-4     Document Type: Review

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