Predictive modelling of the combined effect of temperature and water activity on the in vitro growth of Erwinia spp. infecting potato tubers in Belgium
Erwinia carotovora ssp. atroseptica (Eca), Erwinia carotovora ssp. carotovora (Ecc) and Erwinia chrysanthemi (Ech), are the main cause of potato tuber decay (soft rot) in storage and stem rot in the field (blackleg). The bacteria are characterized by the production of several extracellular pectic en...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Presses Agronomiques de Gembloux
2011-01-01
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| Series: | Biotechnologie, Agronomie, Société et Environnement |
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| Online Access: | http://www.pressesagro.be/base/text/v15n3/379.pdf |