Incidence of Salmonella on fresh fruits and vegetables affected by fungal rots or physical injury

Plant Disease

Volumn 83, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 722-726

  Wells, J M ^a   Butterfield, J E ^a  

^a EASTERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGAR; BACTERIAL INFECTION; ONION; PATHOGENESIS; PLANT DISEASE; POTATO; TOMATO;

ALLIUM CEPA; ALTERNARIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOTRYTIS; GEOTRICHUM; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; RHIZOPUS; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SHIGELLA; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 0032819651     PISSN: 01912917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PDIS.1999.83.8.722     Document Type: Article

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