AFLP analysis of a worldwide collection of Didymella bryoniae

Mycological Research

Volumn 107, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 297-304

  Kothera, Ronald T ^a   Keinath, Anthony P ^a   Dean, Ralph A ^b   Farnham, Mark W ^c  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE PREVALENCE; GENETIC VARIATION; GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE; POLYMORPHISM;

CITRULLUS LANATUS VAR. LANATUS; CUCUMIS MELO; DIDYMELLA; DIDYMELLA BRYONIAE; PHOMA; PHOMA CUCURBITACEARUM;

EID: 0037843422     PISSN: 09537562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0953756203007470     Document Type: Article

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