A simple in-vitro 'wet-plate' method for mass production of Phytophthora nicotianae zoospores and factors influencing zoospore production

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 557-560

  Ahonsi, Monday O ^a   Banko, Thomas J ^a   Hong, Chuanxue ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Phytophthora; Recycled irrigation water; Zoospore production

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CROP PRODUCTION; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); METHODOLOGY; PHYTOPHTHORA; PHYTOPHTHORA NICOTIANAE; PLANT DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE; ZOOSPORE;

CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; PHYTOPHTHORA; SPORES, FUNGAL; TEMPERATURE; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

PHYTOPHTHORA; PHYTOPHTHORA NICOTIANAE;

EID: 34548130705     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2007.06.012     Document Type: Article

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