Bacterial leaf scorch in the district of Columbia: Distribution, host range, and presence of Xylella fastidiosa among urban trees

Plant Disease

Volumn 98, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 1611-1618

  Harris, Jordan L ^a   Di Bello, Patrick L ^b   Lear, Monica ^c   Balci, Yilmaz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^c U S DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION   (United States)

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EID: 84910683913     PISSN: 01912917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PDIS-02-14-0158-SR     Document Type: Article

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