Transmission of pantoea ananatis and P. agglomerans, Causal agents of center Rot of Onion (Allium cepa), by onion thrips (thrips tabaci) through feces

Phytopathology

Volumn 104, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 812-819

  Dutta, Bhabesh ^a   Barman, A K ^a   Srinivasan, R ^a   Avci, U ^b   Ullman, D E ^c   Langston, D B ^a   Gitaitis, R D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CYTOLOGY; DISEASE CARRIER; FECES; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; ONION; PANTOEA; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT DISEASE; PLANT LEAF; SEEDLING; THYSANOPTERA;

ANIMALS; FECES; INSECT VECTORS; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; ONIONS; PANTOEA; PLANT DISEASES; PLANT LEAVES; SEEDLING; THYSANOPTERA;

EID: 84905379338     PISSN: 0031949X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PHYTO-07-13-0199-R     Document Type: Article

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