Development of nested polymerase chain reaction detection of Mycosphaerella spp. and its application to the study of leaf disease in Eucalyptus plantations

Phytopathology

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 132-144

  Glen, M ^a   Smith, A H ^a,b   Langrell, S R H ^c,d   Mohammed, C L ^a,b  

^a Ensis   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

^d JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS; EUCALYPTUS NITENS; MYCOSPHAERELLA; MYCOSPHAERELLA AMBIPHYLLA; MYCOSPHAERELLA CRYPTICA; MYCOSPHAERELLA GRANDIS; MYCOSPHAERELLA MOLLERIANA; MYCOSPHAERELLA NUBILOSA; MYCOSPHAERELLA PARVA; MYCOSPHAERELLA TASMANIENSIS; MYCOSPHAERELLA VESPA;

EID: 33846509105     PISSN: 0031949X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PHYTO-97-2-0132     Document Type: Article

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