Morphological and molecular characterisation of Pythium species causing chilli (Capsicum annuum L.) damping-off

Archives of Phytopathology and Plant Protection

Volumn 43, Issue 15, 2010, Pages 1543-1550

  Muthukumar, A ^a   Eswaran, A ^a   Mathiyazhagan, S ^b   Kumar, Sanjeev ^a  

^a ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b TAMIL NADU AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Capsicum annuum; Molecular characterisation; PCR amplification; Pythium; RAPD

Indexed keywords

CAPSICUM ANNUUM; PYTHIUM; PYTHIUM APHANIDERMATUM; PYTHIUM DELIENSE; PYTHIUM GRAMINICOLA; PYTHIUM HETEROTHALLICUM; PYTHIUM ULTIMUM;

EID: 77958496205     PISSN: 03235408     EISSN: 14772906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03235400903266370     Document Type: Article

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