Biological control of infection of blueberry flowers caused by Monilinia vaccinii-corymbosi

Biological Control

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 199-206

  Scherm, H ^a   Ngugi, H K ^a   Savelle, A T ^a   Edwards, J R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacillus subtilis; Biological control; Blueberry; Monilinia vaccinii corymbosi; Mummy berry disease; Pseudomonas fluorescens; Vaccinium spp.

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; MONILINIA; MONILINIA VACCINII-CORYMBOSI; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; VACCINIUM;

EID: 0346305136     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1049-9644(03)00154-3     Document Type: Article

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