Real-time PCR as a tool to study weed biology

Weed Science

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 290-296

  Chao, Wun S ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dormancy; Fluorescent chemistries; Leafy spurge; Normalization; Real time PCR

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGY; DORMANCY; GENOMICS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REAL TIME; WEED;

EUPHORBIA ESULA; SCORPIONES;

EID: 41149154051     PISSN: 00431745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1614/WS-07-063.1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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