Comparative growth, morphological and molecular characterization of indigenous Sclerotium rolfsii strains isolated from different locations of Pakistan

Pakistan Journal of Botany

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1849-1866

  Kokub, Darakhshanda ^a   Azam, F ^b,c   Hassan, A ^b,c   Ansar, M ^b,c   Asad, M J ^a   Khanum, A ^a  

^a PMAS ARID AGRICULTURE UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b NUCLEAR INSTITUTE FOR AGRICULTURE AND BIOLOGY NIAB   (Pakistan)

^c NUCLEAR INSTITUTE FOR FOOD AND AGRICULTURE NIFA   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATHELIA ROLFSII; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 47249129524     PISSN: 05563321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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