Article
Morphological and biochemical response of carrots to Pythium violae, causative agent of Cavity Spot
2004-01-01
Abstract excerpt
During Cavity Spot disease of carrot (Daucus carota), the surface of the root is penetrated by the fungus Pythium violae causing surface lesions and cell breakdown. Commercial varieties range from the very susceptible Bertan, to the less susceptible Bolero with Narbonne intermediate while the gene bank cultivar Purple Turkey was much less susceptible. Examination of the colonization process in vitro by scanning el...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 10974fce-e3ba-56ac-b163-f464ece1e202
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.pmpp.2004.04.005
