Molecular characterisation, pathogenesis and fungicide sensitivity of Pythium spp. from table beet (Beta vulgaris var. vulgaris) grown in the Lockyer Valley, Queensland

Australasian Plant Pathology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 361-368

  Scott, Paul T ^a   Martin, Heidi L ^b   Boreel, Scott M ^b   Wearing, Alan H ^a   Maclean, Donald J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA VULGARIS; BETA VULGARIS SUBSP. VULGARIS; PYTHIUM; PYTHIUM APHANIDERMATUM; PYTHIUM DISSOTOCUM; PYTHIUM HETEROTHALLICUM; PYTHIUM PERIPLOCUM; PYTHIUM ULTIMUM;

EID: 27644557720     PISSN: 08153191     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AP05042     Document Type: Article

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