Detection of Latent Sphaeropsis sapinea Infections in Austrian Pine Tissues Using Nested-Polymerase Chain Reaction

Phytopathology

Volumn 93, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1471-1477

  Flowers, J ^a   Hartman, J ^a   Vaillancourt, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Diplodia pinea; Diplodia tip blight; Endophyte

Indexed keywords

BOTRYOSPHAERIA; BOTRYOSPHAERIA OBTUSA; DIPLODIA; DIPLODIA PINEA; FUNGI; PINUS NIGRA; PINUS SYLVESTRIS; SPHAEROPSIS; SPHAEROPSIS SAPINEA;

EID: 0344926415     PISSN: 0031949X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PHYTO.2003.93.12.1471     Document Type: Article

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