Detection of Sclerotium cepivorum within onion plants using PCR primers

Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 185-189

  Haq, M Anwar ^a   Collin, Hamish A ^a   Tomsett, A Brian ^a   Jones, Meriel G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Allium cepa; Molecular marker; Onion; rDNA ITS sequences; Sclerotium cepivorum; White rot disease

Indexed keywords

ALLIUM; ALLIUM CEPA; FUNGI; SCLEROTIUM CEPIVORUM;

EID: 0041854342     PISSN: 08855765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0885-5765(03)00023-7     Document Type: Article

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