Effect of calcium concentration in nutrient solution on development of bacterial wilt and population of its pathogen Ralstonia solanacearum in grafted tomato seedlings

Soil Science and Plant Nutrition

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 535-539

  Yamazaki, Hiromichi ^a   Kikuchi, Sunao ^a   Hoshina, Tsuguo ^a,b   Kimura, Takeshi ^a  

^a FOOD RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR AGRO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bacterial wilt; Calcium; Lycopersicon escu len tum; Ralstonia solanacearum; Tomato

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL WILT; CALCIUM; CULTIVAR; CULTURE MEDIUM; DISEASE RESISTANCE; INOCULATION; PATHOGENESIS; ROOTSTOCK;

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; RALSTONIA SOLANACEARUM;

EID: 0033920357     PISSN: 00380768     EISSN: 17470765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00380768.2000.10408807     Document Type: Article

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