Rapid and sensitive detection of Rosellinia necatrixin roots and soils by real time scorpion-PCR

Journal of Plant Pathology

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 15-25

  Schena, L ^a   Ippolito, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

ITS regions; Molecular detection; Nested PCR; Quantitative PCR; Real time PCR; White root rot

Indexed keywords

FUNGI; ROSELLINIA; ROSELLINIA NECATRIX; SCORPIONES;

EID: 0141890974     PISSN: 11254653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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