Potential roles of essential oils on controlling plant pathogenic bacteria Xanthomonas species: A review

Plant Pathology Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 207-224

  Bajpai, Vivek K ^a   Kang, Sora ^a   Xu, Houjuan ^a,d   Lee, Soon Gu ^b   Baek, Kwang Hyun ^a   Kang, Sun Chul ^c  

^a Yeungnam University   (South Korea)

^b Andong National University   (South Korea)

^c Daegu University   (South Korea)

^d SHANDONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Antibacterial effect; Bacteria disease; Essential oils; Xanthomonas species

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873038490     PISSN: 15982254     EISSN: 20939280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5423/PPJ.2011.27.3.207     Document Type: Review

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