Field performance of antagonistic bacteria identified in a novel laboratory assay for biological control of fire blight of pear

Biological Control

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 66-71

  Mercier, Julien ^a   Lindow, S E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Antagonist; Apple; Bacteria; Biocontrol; Erwinia amylovora; Fire blight; Malus x domestica; Pear; Pseudomonas fluorescens; Pyrus communis; Screening

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BIOCONTROL AGENT; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; DAY LENGTH; FIRE BLIGHT; FLOWER; GENETIC STRAIN; GREENHOUSE; GROWTH INHIBITION; PEAR; PHENOTYPE; PLANT DISEASE; PLANT DISEASE CONTROL;

ERWINIA AMYLOVORA; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS;

EID: 0034853137     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bcon.2001.0957     Document Type: Article

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