Development of specific PCR primers for identification and detection of Rhizopycnis vagum

European Journal of Plant Pathology

Volumn 109, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 861-870

  Ghignone, Stefano ^a   Tamietti, Giacomo ^b   Girlanda, Mariangela ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b Dipto Valorizzazione Protez R   (Italy)

^c INFN Torino   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dark sterile mycelia; PCR diagnostics; Ribosomal DNA; Vine collapse

Indexed keywords

DETECTION METHOD; FUNGUS; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; ROOT ROT;

ACREMONIUM CUCURBITACEARUM; CUCUMIS MELO; FUNGI; FUSARIUM; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; MASSARINA WALKERI; MELO; MYCORRHIZAE; PINUS HALEPENSIS; RHIZOCTONIA; RHIZOPYCNIS VAGUM; ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS; STAGONOSPORA; THANATEPHORUS CUCUMERIS;

EID: 0242653865     PISSN: 09291873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026171307719     Document Type: Article

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