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Potato cyst nematode (PCN) is responsible for losses in potato production totalling millions of euros every year in the EC. It is important for growers to know which species is present in their land as this determines its subsequent use. The two species Globodera pallida and Globodera rostochiensis can be differentiated using an allele-specific PCR.
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Reid, A. (2009). PCR Detection of Potato Cyst Nematode. In: Burns, R. (eds) Plant Pathology. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 508. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59745-062-1_22
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