Transmission and characterization of phytoplasma diseases associated with infected potato cultivars in Alberta

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 619, Issue , 2003, Pages 167-176

  Khadhair, A H ^a   Duplessis Mcallister, P ^b   Ampong Nyarko, K ^b   Bains, P ^b  

^a ALBERTA RESEARCH COUNCIL   (Canada)

^b ALBERTA AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT   (Canada)

Author keywords

DNA; Leafhoppers; PCR; Potato tubers; RFLP; Transmission

Indexed keywords

EID: 16444386890     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2003.619.18     Document Type: Conference Paper

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