A polymerase chain reaction method for detecting dwarf mistletoe infection in douglas-fir and western larch
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
Abstract
Early detection and management of dwarf mistletoe (Arceuthobium spp.) is currently limited by the inability to rapidly detect infection during the 2- to 5-year endophyte phase of the parasite. We describe a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technique fo