PCR-based identification of Pythium spp. causing cavity spot in carrots and sensitive detection in soil samples

Plant Pathology

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 877-886

  Klemsdal, S S ^a   Herrero, M L ^a   Wanner, L A ^b   Lund, G ^a   Hermansen, A ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF BIOECONOMY RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b USD ARS Genetic Improvement of Fruit and Vegetables Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

Daucus carota; Internal transcribed spacer; Molecular diagnosis; Ribosomal DNA; Soilborne disease

Indexed keywords

ASSAY; DETECTION METHOD; FUNGUS; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; LESION; MORPHOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRION DISEASE; PROTOZOAN; ROOT VEGETABLE;

DAUCUS CAROTA; PYTHIUM; PYTHIUM INTERMEDIUM; PYTHIUM SULCATUM; PYTHIUM SYLVATICUM; PYTHIUM VIOLAE;

EID: 52149120076     PISSN: 00320862     EISSN: 13653059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3059.2008.01839.x     Document Type: Article

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