Biological control to protect watermelon blossoms and seed from infection by Acidovorax avenae subsp. citrulli

Phytopathology

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 413-419

  Fessehaie, A ^a   Walcott, R R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Flowers; Ovaries

Indexed keywords

ACIDOVORAX; ACIDOVORAX AVENAE SUBSP. AVENAE; ACIDOVORAX AVENAE SUBSP. CITRULLI; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CITRULLUS LANATUS VAR. LANATUS; CUCUMIS; POSIBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; UNCULTURED GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIUM;

EID: 15544377980     PISSN: 0031949X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PHYTO-95-0413     Document Type: Article

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