Compatibility of bacterial antagonists of Erwinia amylovora with antibiotics used to control fire blight

Phytopathology

Volumn 86, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 834-840

  Stockwell, V O ^a   Johnson, K B ^b   Loper, J E ^a  

^a HORTICULTURAL CROPS RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

biological control

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ERWINIA AMYLOVORA; MALUS X DOMESTICA; PANTOEA AGGLOMERANS; PSEUDOMONAS;

EID: 0029904562     PISSN: 0031949X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/Phyto-86-834     Document Type: Article

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