Bacterial populations related to gerbera (Gerbera jamesonii L.) stem break

Phytopathologia Mediterranea

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 291-299

  Balestra, Giorgio M ^a   Agostini, Rita ^a   Bellincontro, Andrea ^a   Mencarelli, Fabio ^a   Varvaro, Leonardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Endophytic; Epiphytic; Ethylene production; Maintenance solutions

Indexed keywords

ACINETOBACTER; BACILLUS (BACTERIUM); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GERBERA; GERBERA JAMESONII; PANTOEA;

EID: 67649805187     PISSN: 00319465     EISSN: 15932095     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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