Quantitative Fusarium spp. and Microdochium spp. PCR assays to evaluate seed treatments for the control of Fusarium seedling blight of wheat

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 102, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1645-1653

  Glynn, N C ^a   Ray, R ^b   Edwards, S G ^b   Hare, M C ^b   Parry, D W ^c   Barnett, C J ^d   Beck, J J ^d  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b HARPER ADAMS UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Leatherhead Enterprise Centre   (United Kingdom)

^d SYNGENTA BIOTECHNOLOGY INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Fusarium seedling blight; Internal transcribed spacer; Microdochium spp.; Quantitative PCR; Seed borne disease

Indexed keywords

DISEASE CONTROL; FUNGI; FUNGICIDES; PATHOGENS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

% REDUCTIONS; FUSARIUM; FUSARIUM SEEDLING BLIGHT; INTERNAL TRANSCRIBED SPACERS; MICRODOCHIUM SPP.; PCR ASSAY; PERFORMANCE; QUANTITATIVE PCR; SEED BORNE DISEASE; SEED TREATMENT;

DNA;

FUNGAL DNA; FUNGICIDE; PRIMER DNA;

BIOASSAY; DNA; FUNGAL DISEASE; FUNGICIDE; FUNGUS; PATHOGEN; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; WHEAT;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; FUNGUS; FUSARIUM CULMORUM; FUSARIUM GRAMINEARUM; MICROBIAL PEST CONTROL; MICRODOCHIUM MAJUS; MICRODOCHIUM NIVALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLANT FUNGUS INTERACTION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEED TREATMENT; SEEDLING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SPECIES COMPARISON; WHEAT;

FUSARIUM; FUSARIUM CULMORUM; GIBBERELLA ZEAE; MICRODOCHIUM; MICRODOCHIUM NIVALE; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 34250646880     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2006.03190.x     Document Type: Article

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