Rhizogenic Agrobacterium biovar 1 and cucumber root mat in the UK

Plant Pathology

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 43-50

  Weller, S A ^a   Stead, D E ^a   O'Neill, T M ^b   Hargreaves, D ^c   McPherson, G M ^d  

^a DEFRA   (United Kingdom)

^b ADAS BOXWORTH   (United Kingdom)

^c Stockbridge House ^*  (United Kingdom)

^d Horticultural Research International   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agrobacterium; Biovar; Cucumber root mat; Epidemiology; Hydroponic crops; Ri plasmid

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM TRANSMISSION; CUCUMBER; PATHOGENICITY; PLASMID; ROOTING; UNITED KINGDOM;

BACTERIAL DISEASE; CROP PLANT; EPIDEMIOLOGY;

UNITED KINGDOM;

AGROBACTERIUM;

EID: 0034060691     PISSN: 00320862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3059.2000.00428.x     Document Type: Article

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