Erwinia amylovora causing fire blight of pear in the Guilan province of Iran

Journal of Plant Pathology

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 113-116

  Kazempour, M Niknejad ^a   Kamran, E ^b   Ali, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUILAN   (Iran)

^b Iran Silkworm Research Center ISRC   (Iran)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Erwinia amylovora; Fire blight; PCR; Pear

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ERWINIA AMYLOVORA; MALUS X DOMESTICA; NEGIBACTERIA; NICOTIANA TABACUM; PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE; PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE PV. SYRINGAE; PYRUS COMMUNIS; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 33645699221     PISSN: 11254653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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