Influence of age of apple flowers on growth of Erwinia amylovora and biological control agents

Plant Disease

Volumn 87, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 502-509

  Thomson, S V ^a   Gouk, S C ^a  

^a Dept of Natl Rsrc and Environment ^*

Author keywords

Etiology; Flower physiology

Indexed keywords

AGENTS; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; BACTERIA; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

APPLE FLOWERS;

FRUITS;

AGENTS; APPLES; BACTERIA; FLOWERS; HUMIDITY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ERWINIA AMYLOVORA; ERWINIA HERBICOLA; MALUS X DOMESTICA; PANTOEA AGGLOMERANS; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; PYRUS;

EID: 0242417109     PISSN: 01912917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PDIS.2003.87.5.502     Document Type: Article

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