Resistance to Xanthomonas campestris pv. pelargonii in geranium and diagnosis of the bacterial blight using polymerase chain reaction

Archives of Phytopathology and Plant Protection

Volumn 42, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1109-1117

  Zhang, Shulu ^a   Sairam, Rudrabhatla V ^a   Grefer, Doni ^a   Feasel, James ^a   Ferencak, Mark ^a   Goldman, Stephen L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Geranium bacterial blight; PCR; Pelargonium; Resistance; Xanthomonas campestris pv. pelargonii

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GERANIACEAE; GERANIUM MADERENSE; GERANIUM PRATENSE; GERANIUM SANGUINEUM; GERANIUM WALLICHIANUM; PELARGONIUM; PELARGONIUM PELTATUM; XANTHOMONAS CAMPESTRIS; XANTHOMONAS CAMPESTRIS PV. PELARGONII;

EID: 70449389045     PISSN: 03235408     EISSN: 14772906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03235400701622378     Document Type: Article

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