The resistance of potato plants to Erwinia carotovora subsp. atroseptica in relation to their calcium and magnesium content

Potato Research

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 185-193

  Bain, R A ^a,b   Millard, P ^a   Perombelon, M C M ^a  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

bacterial soft rot; blackleg; gypsum; Solanum tuberosum L.

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ERWINIA; ERWINIA CAROTOVORA; PECTOBACTERIUM ATROSEPTICUM; PECTOBACTERIUM CAROTOVORUM; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; TUBEROSUM;

EID: 0029852265     PISSN: 00143065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02358218     Document Type: Article

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