Browsing Research Articles (Plant Production and Soil Science) by Subject "Quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR)"

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Development of a TaqMan PCR assay for specific detection and quantification of Pectobacterium brasiliense in potato tubers and soil

Muzhinji, Norman; Dube, Joel Prince; De Haan, E.G.; Woodhall, J.W.; Van der Waals, Jacqueline Elise (Springer, 2020-10)

Pectobacterium brasiliense (Pb) is one of the causal agents of soft rot and blackleg diseases and has become a pathogen of economic importance in many potato production regions worldwide. Accurate, sensitive and timely ...
Impact of ripeness on the infection and colonisation of Penicillium digitatum and P-expansum on plum

Louw, Johannes Petrus; Korsten, Lise (Elsevier, 2019-03)

Penicillium digitatum was recently identified as a postharvest pathogen of plum. Little is known of this host-pathogen association. Disease occurrence and severity was higher on older fruit. This study aimed to determine ...
Quantitative detection of Exserohilum turcicum in northern leaf blight diseased sorghum and maize leaves

Langenhoven, B.; Murray, S. L.; Crampton, Bridget Genevieve (Springer, 2020-11)

Exserohilum turcicum is the causal agent of northern leaf blight (NLB) disease in sorghum and maize. Early detection of this economically important pathogen is essential for effective disease management to limit yield ...

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