Molecular detection and quantification of pythium species: Evolving taxonomy, new tools, and challenges

Plant Disease

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 4-20

  Schroeder, Kurtis L ^a   Martin, Frank N ^b   de Cock, Arthur W A M ^c   Lévesque, C André ^d   Spies, Christoffel F J ^d   Okubara, Patricia A ^b   Paulitz, Timothy C ^b  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c CBS KNAW FUNGAL BIODIVERSITY CENTRE   (Netherlands)

^d AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PYTHIUM;

EID: 84871209912     PISSN: 01912917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PDIS-03-12-0243-FE     Document Type: Article

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