Assessment of infection by Fusarium pseudograminearum in wheat seedling tissues using quantitative PCR and a visual discoloration scale

Plant Disease

Volumn 96, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1661-1669

  Knight, Noel L ^a   Sutherland, Mark W ^a   Martin, Anke ^a   Herde, Damian J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUSARIUM; FUSARIUM PSEUDOGRAMINEARUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 84868144680     PISSN: 01912917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PDIS-12-11-1050-RE     Document Type: Article

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