Relation of apple flower age to infection of hypanthium by Erwinia amylovora

Plant Disease

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 137-142

  Pusey, P L ^a   Smith, T J ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fire blight; Malus pumila; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; WETTING;

APPLE FLOWER; ERWINIA AMYLOVORA; FIRE BLIGHT; HYPANTHIA; MALUS PUMILA;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); ERWINIA AMYLOVORA; MALUS PUMILA; MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 37349101942     PISSN: 01912917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PDIS-92-1-0137     Document Type: Article

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