Detached stem assay to evaluate the severity of stem blight of rabbiteye blueberry (Vaccinium ashei)

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 446, Issue , 1997, Pages 457-464

  Smith, Barbara J ^a  

^a USDA Small Fruit Research Station   (United States)

Author keywords

Botryosphaeria dothidea

Indexed keywords

BOTRYOSPHAERIA; BOTRYOSPHAERIA DOTHIDEA; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; VACCINIUM; VACCINIUM VIRGATUM;

EID: 6344230891     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.1997.446.66     Document Type: Conference Paper

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