The role of autumn infections in the progression of fire blight symptoms in perennial pear branches

Plant Disease

Volumn 87, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1077-1082

  Blachinsky, D ^a   Shtienberg, D ^a   Oppenheim, D ^b   Zilberstaine, M ^b   Levi, S ^c   Zamski, E ^d   Shoseyov, O ^d  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

^b EXTENSION SERVICE   (Israel)

^c GOFR Central   (Israel)

^d HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FORESTRY; GROWTH KINETICS;

INFECTIONS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ERWINIA AMYLOVORA; PYRUS COMMUNIS;

EID: 0042829783     PISSN: 01912917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PDIS.2003.87.9.1077     Document Type: Article

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