The use of molecular diagnostics to investigate the epidemiology of potato diseases: Presented as a keynote address at the 15th Biennial Conference of the Australasian Plant Pathology Society, 26-29 September 2005, Geelong

Australasian Plant Pathology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 449-455

  Lees, A K ^a   Wale, S J ^b   Van De Graaf, P ^c   Brierley, J L ^a  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^c Science and Advice for Scottish Agriculture   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Black dot; Inoculum; PCR; Powdery scab; Real time PCR; Risk assessment; Seed borne; Soilborne

Indexed keywords

PHYTOPHTHORA INFESTANS; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 28644435557     PISSN: 08153191     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AP05085     Document Type: Conference Paper

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