Quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR) technique incorporates traditional polymerase chain
reaction (PCR) efficiency with the production of a specific fluorescent signal, measuring the …

Fungi and oomycetes encompass many pathogens affecting crops worldwide. Their effective
control requires screening pathogens across the local and international trade networks …

This paper evaluates a method for assessment and detection of potato late blight using UAV-
based multispectral imagery. Traditional methods of detection and mapping of late blight are …

The interaction between gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) and nucleic acids has facilitated a
variety of diagnostic applications, with further diversification of synthesis match bio …

Aims To design and validate a colorimetric loop‐mediated isothermal amplification assay for
rapid detection of Phytophthora infestans DNA. Methods and Results Two sets of loop …

A rapid, cost effective method of metagenomic DNA extraction from soil is a useful tool for
environmental microbiology. The present work describes an improved method of DNA …

Real-time loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) and recombinase polymerase
amplification (RPA) assays were developed targeting the internal transcribed spacer 2 …

Late blight, caused by the oomycete Phytophthora infestans, is a major constraint on the
production of potatoes and tomatoes as well as a constant threat to global food security. An …

Late blight caused by Phytophthora infestans is the most devastating potato disease, yet leaf
infections are not reliably detected by current assays during the incubation phase of the …

The struggling Spanish holm oak woodland situation associated with Phytophthora root rot
has been studied for a long time. Phytophthora cinnamomi is considered the main, but not …