Evaluation of the resistance of apple, pear and quince varieties to fire blight

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 411, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 395-399

  Maroofi, A ^a   Mostafavi, M ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GENETIC ENGINEERING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b Institute of Medical Plants   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CRATAEGUS; CYDONIA OBLONGA; ERWINIA AMYLOVORA; MALUS X DOMESTICA; PYRUS;

EID: 1842472477     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/actahortic.1996.411.80     Document Type: Conference Paper

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