Molecular detection of Fusarium foetens in Begonia

Journal of Phytopathology

Volumn 154, Issue 11-12, 2006, Pages 694-700

  De Weerdt, M ^a   Zijlstra, C ^a   Van Brouwershaven, I R ^a   Van Leeuwen, G C M ^a   De Gruyter, J ^a   Kox, L F F ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Begonia; Detection; Diagnostics; Fusarium foetens; TaqMan

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; DETECTION METHOD; FUNGUS; PATHOGEN;

BEGONIA; FUNGI; FUSARIUM; FUSARIUM FOETENS;

EID: 33750975652     PISSN: 09311785     EISSN: 14390434     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0434.2006.01176.x     Document Type: Article

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