Bacterial streak and bulb rot of sweet onion: II. Epiphytic survival of Pseudomonas viridiflava in association with multiple weed hosts

Plant Disease

Volumn 82, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 935-938

  Gitaitis, R ^a   MacDonald, G ^b   Torrance, R ^c   Hartley, R ^d   Sumner, D R ^a   Gay, J D ^b   Johnson III, W C ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b Rural Development Center   (United States)

^c Tattnall County Cooperative Extension Service   (United States)

^d Toombs Co   (United States)

^e AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGAR; BACTERIUM; CULTURE MEDIUM; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE DETECTION; IRRIGATION; ONION; RESISTANCE MANAGEMENT; SOIL; SOYBEAN; WEEDS;

PSEUDOMONAS VIRIDIFLAVA;

EID: 0031872290     PISSN: 01912917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PDIS.1998.82.8.935     Document Type: Article

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