A Real-Time PCR Assay for the Quantitative Detection of Ralstonia solanacearum in Horticultural Soil and Plant Tissues
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Chen, Yun
(Department of Plant Pathology, College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Engineering Center of Bioresource Pesticide in Jiangsu Province, and Key Laboratory of Monitoring and Management of Crop Diseases and Pest Insects, Ministry of Agriculture)
Zhang, Wen-Zhi (Department of Plant Pathology, College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Engineering Center of Bioresource Pesticide in Jiangsu Province, and Key Laboratory of Monitoring and Management of Crop Diseases and Pest Insects, Ministry of Agriculture) Liu, Xin (Institute of Biotechnology, Zhejiang University) Ma, Zhong-Hua (Institute of Biotechnology, Zhejiang University) Li, Bo (Department of Plant Pathology, College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Engineering Center of Bioresource Pesticide in Jiangsu Province, and Key Laboratory of Monitoring and Management of Crop Diseases and Pest Insects, Ministry of Agriculture) Allen, Caitilyn (Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin) Guo, Jian-Hua (Department of Plant Pathology, College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Engineering Center of Bioresource Pesticide in Jiangsu Province, and Key Laboratory of Monitoring and Management of Crop Diseases and Pest Insects, Ministry of Agriculture) |
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