Detection and quantification of airborne inoculum of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum using quantitative PCR

Plant Pathology

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 324-331

  Rogers, S L ^a   Atkins, S D ^a   West, J S ^a  

^a ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aerobiology; Ascospore; Molecular diagnostics; QPCR; Sclerotinia stem rot; SYBR green

Indexed keywords

AEROBIOLOGY; DICOTYLEDON; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE INCIDENCE; DNA; EPIDEMIC; FUNGAL DISEASE; FUNGUS; HOST PLANT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPORE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOTRYOTINIA FUCKELIANA; BRASSICA NAPUS; CLADOSPORIUM; PENICILLIUM; SCLEROTINIA; SCLEROTINIA MINOR; SCLEROTINIA SCLEROTIORUM; SCLEROTINIA TRIFOLIORUM;

EID: 62349120282     PISSN: 00320862     EISSN: 13653059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3059.2008.01945.x     Document Type: Article

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