Genetic and morphological factors influence mummy berry blight resistance in highbush blueberry cultivars

HortScience

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 252-254

  Ehlenfeldt, M K ^a   Stretch, A W ^a   Brewster, V ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Monilinia vaccinii corymbosi; Vaccinium angustifolium; Vaccinium corymbosum

Indexed keywords

FUNGI; MONILINIA VACCINII-CORYMBOSI; VACCINIUM; VACCINIUM ANGUSTIFOLIUM; VACCINIUM CORYMBOSUM;

EID: 0000398486     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.31.2.252     Document Type: Article

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