Enumeration of plant pathogenic Streptomyces on postharvest potato tubers under storage conditions

Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 563-572

  Wang, Aixia ^a   Lazarovits, George ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Polymerase chain reaction; Potato scab; Streptomyces; Tuber borne pathogen; Txta gene

Indexed keywords

SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; STREPTOMYCES;

EID: 17044424262     PISSN: 07060661     EISSN: 17152992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07060660409507177     Document Type: Article

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