Temporal dynamics of the biocontrol agent Pseudomonas fluorescens strain A506 in flowers in inoculated pear trees

Phytopathology

Volumn 93, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 727-737

  Lindow, Steven E ^a   Suslow, Trevor V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ERWINIA; ERWINIA AMYLOVORA; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; PYRUS COMMUNIS;

EID: 0037947567     PISSN: 0031949X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PHYTO.2003.93.6.727     Document Type: Article

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