Sensitivity to hydrogen peroxide in vitro of North American isolates of Phytophthora erythroseptica, the cause of pink rot of potatoes

Plant Pathology Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 7-10

  Al Mughrabi, Khalil I ^a  

^a Potato Development Centre   (Canada)

Author keywords

Hydrogen peroxide; Phytophtora erythroseptica; Pink root; Potato; Solanum tuberosum; Storage

Indexed keywords

FUNGI; PHYTOPHTHORA; PHYTOPHTHORA ERYTHROSEPTICA; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 33646246611     PISSN: 18125387     EISSN: 18125425     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ppj.2006.7.10     Document Type: Article

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