Nicotinic acid and nicotinamide on pear and apple flowers are not limiting factors for <I>Erwinia amylovora</I> growth when these chemicals are considered in relation to cultivar and flower age
Fire blight, caused by Erwinia amylovora, is a devastating disease of pear (Pyrus communis) and apple (Malus × domestica) in many areas of the world. The disease is often initiated by epiphytic populations that multiply on flowers and colonize the hypanthia. In vitro, E. amylovora requires nicotini...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Firenze University Press
2011-05-01
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| Series: | Phytopathologia Mediterranea |
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| Online Access: | https://oajournals.fupress.net/index.php/pm/article/view/5393 |