Temporal dynamics of corn flea beetle populations infested with Pantoea stewartii, causal agent of Stewart's disease of corn

Phytopathology

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 210-218

  Esker, P D ^a   Nutter Jr , F W ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Contingency tables; Disease forecasting; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

ALTICINI; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHAETOCNEMA; CHAETOCNEMA PULICARIA; COLEOPTERA; PANTOEA; PANTOEA STEWARTII; PULICARIA; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS); ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0037303419     PISSN: 0031949X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PHYTO.2003.93.2.210     Document Type: Article

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