Sources of the bacteria involved in vascular occlusion of cut rose flowers

Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science

Volumn 122, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 263-266

  Van Doorn, W G ^a   Witte, Y De ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

bacteria; plant surface; Rosa hybrida; secateurs; tap water; xylem

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROBACTER; ENTEROBACTERIA; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; PANTOEA AGGLOMERANS; ROSA; ROSA HYBRID CULTIVAR;

EID: 0030965408     PISSN: 00031062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/jashs.122.2.263     Document Type: Article

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