The potential for spread of Erwinia amylovora and fire blight via commercial apple fruit; a critical review and risk assessment

Crop Protection

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 19-28

  Roberts, R G ^a   Hale, C N ^b   Van Der Zwet, T ^a   Miller, C E ^c   Redlin, S C ^c  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

^c UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE SPREAD; FRUIT; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRANSPORTATION;

ERWINIA AMYLOVORA;

EID: 0031969795     PISSN: 02612194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0261-2194(98)80008-2     Document Type: Article

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