Identification of Fusarium solani f. sp. cucurbitae race 1 and race 2 with PCR and production of disease-free pumpkin seeds

Plant Disease

Volumn 91, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1288-1292

  Mehl, H L ^a   Epstein, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

C. pepo; Cucurbita maxima; Nectria haematococca mating population I

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FRUITS; HARVESTING; REACTION KINETICS; SEED;

CUCURBITA MAXIMA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION (PCR); TRANSLATION ELONGATION FACTORS;

DISEASES;

CUCURBITA MAXIMA; FUSARIUM SOLANI; HAEMATONECTRIA HAEMATOCOCCA; HAEMATONECTRIA IPOMOEAE;

EID: 34548846395     PISSN: 01912917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PDIS-91-10-1288     Document Type: Article

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