Mechanistically compatible mixtures of bacterial antagonists improve biological control of fire blight of pear

Phytopathology

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 113-123

  Stockwell, V O ^a   Johnson, K B ^a   Sugar, D ^b   Loper, J E ^a,c  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HORTICULTURAL CROPS RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Erwinia herbicola; Herbicolin; Pantocin; Pyrus; Stigma

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ERWINIA AMYLOVORA; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; MICROBIOLOGY; PANTOEA; PEAR; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT DISEASE; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS;

ERWINIA AMYLOVORA; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS; PANTOEA; PLANT DISEASES; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; PYRUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PANTOEA; PANTOEA AGGLOMERANS; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; PYRUS;

EID: 79551599132     PISSN: 0031949X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PHYTO-03-10-0098     Document Type: Article

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