Production steps to reduce seed contamination by pathogens of cucurbits

HortTechnology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 50-54

  Lovic, Branko R ^a   Hopkins, Donald L ^b  

^a JEALOTT S HILL RESEARCH STATION   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acidovorax avenae ssp. citrulli; Bacterial fruit blotch; Seedborne

Indexed keywords

ACIDOVORAX AVENAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CUCURBITACEAE; FUNGI;

EID: 0037217138     PISSN: 10630198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/horttech.13.1.0050     Document Type: Conference Paper

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