Title
Occurrence of Erwinia chrysanthemi on Dieffenbachia maculata in Syria.
Author(s)
Balestra, G. M.; Impiglia, A.
Author Affiliation
Dipartimento di Protezione delle Piante, Università della Tuscia, Viterbo, Italy.
Journal article
Phytopathologia Mediterranea 1996 Vol. 35 No. 2 pp. 127-128
ISSN
0031-9465
Language of Text
English
Record Number
19961005994
Abstract
The causal organism of soft rot of D. maculata plants grown in a greenhouse in Syria was isolated and identified as E. chrysanthemi. This is thought to be the first occurrence of this pathogen in Syria.