Development and evaluation of SCAR markers for a Pseudomonas brassicacearum strain used in biological control of snow mould

Biological Control

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 181-187

  Holmberg, Anna Ida Johnsson ^a   Melin, Petter ^a   Levenfors, Jens P ^a   Sundh, Ingvar ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Biological control; Microdochium nivale; Monitoring; Pseudomonas brassicacearum; Real time PCR; SCAR

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MICRODOCHIUM NIVALE; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS BRASSICACEARUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 58149119346     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2008.10.016     Document Type: Article

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