Opportunities and constraints in the adaptation of technology for the diagnosis of bacterial plant diseases — experience from Tanzania

EPPO Bulletin

Volumn 30, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 367-374

  Black, R ^a   Abubakar, Z ^b   Seal, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

^b Plant Protection Division   (Tanzania)

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EID: 0242480858     PISSN: 02508052     EISSN: 13652338     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2338.2000.tb00913.x     Document Type: Article

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