Detection of Erwinia amylovora strains with reduced sensitivity to currently registered antibiotics and management of fire blight of pome fruits using kasugamycin in integrated strategies

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 793, Issue , 2008, Pages 375-382

  Adaskaveg, J E ^a   Driever, G F ^a   Forster H ^b   Gubler, W D ^b   Wade, L M ^c   Holtz, B ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c ARYSTA LIFESCIENCE CORPORATION   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA COOPERATIVE EXTENSION   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacterial diseases; Chemical control; Malus and Pyrus species

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ERWINIA AMYLOVORA; MALUS; MALUS X DOMESTICA; PYRUS;

EID: 61449250847     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2008.793.56     Document Type: Conference Paper

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