Field evaluation of biological control of fire blight in the Eastern United States

Plant Disease

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 386-394

  Sundin, George W ^a   Werner, Nicole A ^b,d   Yoder, Keith S ^c   Aldwinckle, Herb S ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b New York State Agricultural Experiment Station   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL ANTAGONISTS; BACTERIAL ENDOSPORES; BIOLOGICAL CONTROLS; FIELD EVALUATIONS; FIRE BLIGHTS; LIPOPEPTIDE; MICHIGAN; NEW YORK; PANTOEA AGGLOMERANS; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; VIRGINIA;

ANTIBIOTICS; BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS;

CONCURRENCY CONTROL;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PANTOEA AGGLOMERANS; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS;

EID: 65249168085     PISSN: 01912917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PDIS-93-4-0386     Document Type: Article

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