Resistance of pear cultivars in Oregon to natural fire blight infection

Fruit Varieties Journal

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 110-115

  Spotts, R A ^a   Mielke, E A ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CULTIVAR; DISEASE RESISTANCE; GENETIC RESISTANCE; PEAR; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033407491     PISSN: 00913642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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