Morphological and molecular identification of some closely related Pythium species in Egypt

Archives of Phytopathology and Plant Protection

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 193-208

  Gherbawy, Youssuf A M H ^a,c   Abdelzaher, Hani M A ^b   Meens, Jochen ^a   El Hariry, Hesham ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

^b El Minia University ^*  (Egypt)

^c SOUTH VALLEY UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

ITS regions; Pathogenicity; RAPD PCR

Indexed keywords

CUCUMIS SATIVUS; PYTHIUM; PYTHIUM APHANIDERMATUM; PYTHIUM DELIENSE; PYTHIUM ULTIMUM VAR. SPORANGIIFERUM; PYTHIUM ULTIMUM VAR. ULTIMUM;

EID: 27944501466     PISSN: 03235408     EISSN: 14772906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03235400500094373     Document Type: Article

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