Development of multiplex PCR to detect five pythium species related to turfgrass diseases

Journal of Phytopathology

Volumn 158, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 609-615

  Asano, Takahiro ^a   Senda, Masako ^a   Suga, Haruhisa ^a   Kageyama, Koji ^a  

^a GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Disease management; Molecular detection; Molecular diagnosis; Multiplex PCR; Pythium turfgrass

Indexed keywords

DISEASE CONTROL; FUNGUS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GRASS; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTION; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

POACEAE; PYTHIUM; PYTHIUM APHANIDERMATUM; PYTHIUM ARRHENOMANES; PYTHIUM GRAMINICOLA; PYTHIUM TORULOSUM; PYTHIUM VANTERPOOLII;

EID: 77955254979     PISSN: 09311785     EISSN: 14390434     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0434.2009.01660.x     Document Type: Article

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