Identification and molecular characterization of Pear blister canker viroid isolates in Campania (Southern Italy)

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 657, Issue , 2004, Pages 367-371

  Malfitano, M ^a   Barone, M ^a   Ragozzino, E ^a   Alioto, D ^a   Flores, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b Universitat Politècnica de València   (Spain)

Author keywords

PBCVd; Pear; Viroids

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745915013     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2004.657.58     Document Type: Conference Paper

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