Development and validation of conventional and quantitative polymerase chain reaction assays for the detection of storage rot potato pathogens, Phytophthora erythroseptica, Pythium ultimum and Phoma foveata

Journal of Phytopathology

Volumn 155, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 309-315

  Cullen, D W ^a   Toth, I K ^a   Boonham, N ^a,b   Walsh, K ^a,b   Barker, I ^a,b   Lees, A K ^a  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b DEFRA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conventional and real time PCR; Phoma foveata; Phytophthora erythroseptica; Pythium ultimum; Storage rot potato diseases

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; DETECTION METHOD; FUNGAL DISEASE; PATHOGEN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POTATO;

PHOMA; PHOMA FOVEATA; PHYTOPHTHORA; PHYTOPHTHORA ERYTHROSEPTICA; PYTHIUM; PYTHIUM ULTIMUM; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 34247127449     PISSN: 09311785     EISSN: 14390434     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0434.2007.01233.x     Document Type: Article

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