Endophytism of Sclerotinia pseudotuberosa: PCR assay for specific detection in chestnut tissues

Mycological Research

Volumn 109, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 96-102

  Vettraino, Anna Maria ^a   Paolacci, Annarita ^a   Vannini, Andrea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DETECTION METHOD; FUNGUS; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

CASTANEA; CASTANEA SATIVA; FUNGI; SCLEROTINIA; SCLEROTINIA PSEUDOTUBEROSA;

EID: 13544266372     PISSN: 09537562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0953756204001583     Document Type: Article

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