Detection of Phytophthora melonis in samples of soil, water, and plant tissue with polymerase chain reaction

Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 172-181

  Wang, Ying ^a   Ren, Zhong ^a   Zheng, Xiaobo ^a   Wang, Yuanchao ^a  

^a NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Molecular detection; Phytophthora melonis; Real time quantitative polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

CUCUMIS SATIVUS; MELONIS; PHYTOPHTHORA; PHYTOPHTHORA MELONIS;

EID: 35648946897     PISSN: 07060661     EISSN: 17152992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07060660709507454     Document Type: Article

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