Bacterial Stem Rot in Greenhouse Pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) in Sardinia (Italy): Occurrence of Erwinia carotovora subsp. carotovora

Journal of Phytopathology

Volumn 152, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 28-33

  Fiori, M ^a   Schiaffino, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Capsicum annuum; Erwinia carotovora subsp. carotovora; Pectobacterium carotovorum subsp. carotovorum; Polymerase chain reaction restriction fragment length polymorphism; Stem rot

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DISEASE; BACTERIUM; DISEASE CONTROL; GREENHOUSE ECOSYSTEM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAPSICUM; CAPSICUM ANNUUM; ERWINIA; JONES; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; PECTOBACTERIUM; PECTOBACTERIUM CAROTOVORUM; PECTOBACTERIUM CAROTOVORUM SUBSP. CAROTOVORUM;

EID: 1042268227     PISSN: 09311785     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0434.2003.00796.x     Document Type: Article

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