Distribution of Potebniamyces pyri in the U.S. Pacific Northwest and its association with a canker and twig dieback disease of pear trees

Plant Disease

Volumn 89, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 920-925

  Xiao, C L ^a   Boal, R J ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Postharvest decay

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; DISEASES; FOOD STORAGE; FREEZING; HARVESTING; ORCHARDS;

POSTHARVEST DISEASES; PRUNING WOUNDS; TISSUE-FREEZING; WINTER PEARS;

FRUITS;

BARK; DECAY; DISEASES; FOOD STORAGE; FREEZING; HARVESTING; INOCULATION; ORCHARDS; PATHOGENS; PYRUS;

PHACIDIOPYCNIS; PHACIDIOPYCNIS PIRI; POTEBNIAMYCES; PYCNIDIA; PYRUS; PYRUS COMMUNIS;

EID: 23844552807     PISSN: 01912917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PD-89-0920     Document Type: Article

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