A species-specific PCR assay for detection of Diplodia pinea and D. scrobiculata in dead red and jack pines with collar rot symptoms

Plant Disease

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 307-313

  Smith, Denise R ^a   Stanosz, Glen R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

P. resinosa; Pinus banksiana; Sphaeropsis sapinea

Indexed keywords

DNA; FUNGI; PLANTS (BOTANY);

COLLAR ROT; FUNGAL PATHOGENS; P. RESINOSA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION (PCR); SPHAEROPSIS SAPINEA; SYMPTOMATIC BARK;

DISEASE CONTROL;

DETECTION; DISEASES; MITOCHONDRIA; NUCLEIC ACIDS; PATHOGENS; PINUS; PRIMERS; RIBOSOMES; SEEDLINGS;

BOTRYOSPHAERIA; BOTRYOSPHAERIA OBTUSA; DIPLODIA; DIPLODIA PINEA; FUNGI; FUNGI IMPERFECTI; PINUS BANKSIANA; PINUS RESINOSA; SPHAEROPSIS SAPINEA;

EID: 33644699879     PISSN: 01912917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PD-90-0307     Document Type: Article

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