Quantification of airborne spores of Monilinia fructicola in stone fruit orchards of California using real-time PCR

European Journal of Plant Pathology

Volumn 118, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 145-154

  Luo, Y ^a   Ma, Z ^b   Reyes, H C ^a   Morgan, D ^a   Michailides, T J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Inoculum; Prunus spp.; Spore quantification

Indexed keywords

DICOTYLEDON; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FRUIT; FUNGUS; GROWING SEASON; MONITORING; ORCHARD; PATHOGEN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPORE;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MONILINIA FRUCTICOLA; PRUNUS;

EID: 34248196666     PISSN: 09291873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10658-007-9124-x     Document Type: Article

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