Frequency and seasonal distribution of pear psylla infected with the pear decline phytoplasma in California pear orchards

Phytopathology

Volumn 92, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1218-1226

  Blomquist, C L ^a   Kirkpatrick, B C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CACOPSYLLA PYRI; CACOPSYLLA PYRICOLA; CANDIDATUS PHYTOPLASMA PYRI; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; PHYTOPLASMA; PSYLLA; PYRUS COMMUNIS;

EID: 0036827589     PISSN: 0031949X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PHYTO.2002.92.11.1218     Document Type: Article

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