Identification of Pythium species associated with cavity-spot lesions on carrots in eastern Quebec

Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 365-370

  Allain Boule N ^a   Levesque C A ^b   Martinez, C ^a   Belanger R R ^a   Tweddell, R J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b OTTAWA RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Carrot; Cavity spot; DNA sequencing; Fungicide tolerance; Metalaxyl; Pathogenicity; Pythium spp

Indexed keywords

DAUCUS CAROTA; FUNGI; PYTHIUM; PYTHIUM ACANTHICUM; PYTHIUM ATTRANTHERIDIUM; PYTHIUM DEBARYANUM; PYTHIUM DISSOTOCUM; PYTHIUM MACROSPORUM; PYTHIUM ROSTRATUM; PYTHIUM SULCATUM; PYTHIUM SYLVATICUM;

EID: 4344603796     PISSN: 07060661     EISSN: 17152992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07060660409507154     Document Type: Article

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