A real-time quantitative PCR assay for the detection of Sphaeropsis sapinea from inoculated Pinus nigra shoots

Journal of Phytopathology

Volumn 153, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 37-42

  Luchi, N ^a   Capretti, P ^a   Surico, G ^a   Orlando, C ^a   Pazzagli, M ^a   Pinzani, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Pinus nigra; Real time quantitative PCR; Shoot tip dieback; Sphaeropsis sapinea; TaqMan

Indexed keywords

CONIFEROUS TREE; DETECTION METHOD; FUNGAL DISEASE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

FUNGI; PINUS NIGRA; SPHAEROPSIS; SPHAEROPSIS SAPINEA;

EID: 13544252641     PISSN: 09311785     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0434.2004.00924.x     Document Type: Article

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