An updated pest risk assessment for spread of Erwinia amylovora and fire blight via commercial apple fruit

Crop Protection

Volumn 27, Issue 3-5, 2008, Pages 362-368

  Roberts, R G ^a   Sawyer, A J ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Long range spread; Phytosanitary; Quarantine; Trade restriction

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DISEASE; COMMERCIAL SPECIES; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIPHYTE; FRUIT; PATHOGENICITY; PEST SPECIES; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ERWINIA AMYLOVORA; MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 38849138687     PISSN: 02612194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cropro.2007.06.007     Document Type: Article

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