Use of quantitative molecular diagnostic assays to investigate Fusarium dry rot in potato stocks and soil

Phytopathology

Volumn 95, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1462-1471

  Cullen, D W ^a   Toth, I K ^a   Pitkin, Y ^a   Boonham, N ^b   Walsh, K ^b   Barker, I ^b   Lees, A K ^a  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b DEFRA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Pathogenicity

Indexed keywords

FUSARIUM; FUSARIUM COERULEUM; FUSARIUM CULMORUM; FUSARIUM SULPHUREUM; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 28044470052     PISSN: 0031949X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PHYTO-95-1462     Document Type: Article

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