The biological control of soft rot disease in melon caused by Erwinia carotovora subsp. carotovora using Pseudomonas fluorescens

Microbiological Research

Volumn 153, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 55-60

  El Hendawy, Hoda H ^a   Zeid, Ibrahim M ^a   Mohamed, Zeinat K ^b  

^a MENOUFIA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Biological control; Erwinia carotovora; Melon; Pseudomonas fluorescens; Soft rot disease

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL INFECTION; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; IN VITRO STUDY; MELON; MICROBIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; NITROGEN; PRETREATMENT; SOFT ROT DISEASE; VIRULENCE;

ERWINIA CAROTOVORA; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS;

EID: 0031923818     PISSN: 09445013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0944-5013(98)80021-9     Document Type: Article

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