Leaf and stem crown galls on perennial asters caused by Agrobacterium tumefaciens in Taiwan

Botanical Bulletin of Academia Sinica

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 237-242

  Chen, Fure Chyi ^a   Hseu, Shiow Huey ^b   Hung, Shio Tau ^a   Chen, Ming Chao ^c   Lin, Chien Yih ^b  

^a NATIONAL PINGTUNG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIWAN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

^c Kao Hsiung Dist Agric I ^*  (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Agrobacterium tumefaciens; Aster sp.; Biovar 1; Crown gall; Selective medium

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; DISEASE DETECTION; INFECTIVITY; INOCULATION; KALANCHOE PINNATA; PLANT PATHOGEN INTERACTION; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TAIWAN; TOBACCO; TOMATO;

AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; ASTER;

EID: 0032866710     PISSN: 00068063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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