African Journal of
Microbiology Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Microbiol. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0808
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJMR
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 5233

Full Length Research Paper

Variability among the potato sclerotial isolates of Rhizoctonia solani of Mountainous Region, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan

Azhar Hussain*
  • Azhar Hussain*
  • Department of Agriculture and Food Technology, Karakoram International University, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
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Saeed Muhammad Awan
  • Saeed Muhammad Awan
  • Department of Agriculture and Food Technology, Karakoram International University, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
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Sh. Muhammad Iqbal
  • Sh. Muhammad Iqbal
  • Institute of Crop Sciences, NARC, Islamabad, Pakistan
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Muhammad Anees
  • Muhammad Anees
  • Department of Microbiology, Kohat University of Science and Technology, KPK, Pakistan
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Sartaj Ali
  • Sartaj Ali
  • Department of Agriculture and Food Technology, Karakoram International University, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
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  •  Received: 08 September 2013
  •  Accepted: 02 June 2014
  •  Published: 23 July 2014

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