African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6865

Full Length Research Paper

Detection and identification of bacterial soft rot of potato Pectobacterium carotovorum subsp. carotovorum using specific PCR primers in Jordan

Ibtihal Abu-Obeid1*, Hamed Khlaif2 and Nida Salem2
1Plant Protection Directorate in the National Center for Agricultural Research and Extension (NCARE), Jordan. 2Plant Protection Department, Faculty of Agriculture, The University of Jordan, Jordan.
Email: [email protected]

  •  Received: 27 July 2017
  •  Accepted: 10 August 2017
  •  Published: 28 September 2017

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