Screening of plant epiphytic yeasts for biocontrol of bacterial fruit blotch (Acidovorax avenae subsp. citrulli) of hami melon

Biological Control

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 164-171

  Wang, Xiaodong ^a,b   Li, Guoqing ^a   Jiang, Daohong ^a   Huang, Hung Chang ^c  

^a HUAZHONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHIHEZI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

0732 1; Acidovorax avenae subsp. citrulli; Bacterial fruit blotch; Biocontrol; Cucumis melo var. saccharinus; Hami melon; Pichia anomala

Indexed keywords

ACIDOVORAX AVENAE SUBSP. CITRULLI; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CITRULLUS LANATUS VAR. LANATUS; CUCUMIS; CUCUMIS MELO; PICHIA; PICHIA ANOMALA;

EID: 67349138689     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2009.03.009     Document Type: Article

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