Establishment of bacterial antagonists of Erwinia amylovora on pear and apple blossoms as influenced by inoculum preparation

Phytopathology

Volumn 88, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 506-513

  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

AGAR; CULTURE MEDIUM; DILUTION; FLUORESCENCE; INOCULANT; MICROSPHERE; SUSPENSION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ERWINIA AMYLOVORA; MALUS X DOMESTICA; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; PYRUS COMMUNIS;

EID: 0031780965     PISSN: 0031949X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PHYTO.1998.88.6.506     Document Type: Article

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