Biological control agents for fire blight of apple compared under conditions limiting natural dispersal

Plant Disease

Volumn 86, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 639-644

  Pusey, P L ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOCONTROL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; POLYETHYLENES; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); WETTING;

NATURAL DISPERSAL;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

APIS MELLIFERA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ERWINIA; ERWINIA AMYLOVORA; MALUS X DOMESTICA; PANTOEA; PANTOEA AGGLOMERANS; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS;

EID: 0036112614     PISSN: 01912917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PDIS.2002.86.6.639     Document Type: Article

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