Evaluation of surface sterilization and hot water treatments on bacterial contaminants in bud culture of sugarcane

Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 265-274

  Moutia, M ^a   Dookun, A ^a  

^a Mauritius Sugar Industry Research Institute   (Mauritius)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS; BACTERIAL INFECTION; HYPOCHLORITE SODIUM; MERCURIC CHLORIDE;

SACCHARUM;

EID: 0033012409     PISSN: 00144797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S001447979900304X     Document Type: Article

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