Temperature and pomaceous flower age related to colonization by Erwinia amylovora and antagonists

Phytopathology

Volumn 94, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 901-911

  Pusey, P L ^a   Curry, E A ^a  

^a Tree Fruit Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological control; Malus x domestica

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); ERWINIA; ERWINIA AMYLOVORA; MALUS; MALUS X DOMESTICA; PANTOEA; PANTOEA AGGLOMERANS; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; PYRUS COMMUNIS;

EID: 3242776329     PISSN: 0031949X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PHYTO.2004.94.8.901     Document Type: Article

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