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Identification and Partial Characterization of a Potential Biological Control Agent against Fire Blight
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"Climatic changes combined with the global population growth have contributed to the adoption of new agricultural practices to meet the world’s food demand and to fight hunger and food insecurity in a more sustainable way.
Fire blight is a devastating disease that affects several plants from the Rosaceae family, including economically important cultivars, such as the case of the Portuguese pear variety Rocha. Erwinia amylovora is the causal agent of this disease native from North America and since 2019 is also installed in the most significant Rocha pear production areas in Portugal. Only management practices can be adopted to limit the propagation and minimize economic losses since there is no efficient strategy to eliminate the bacteria.(...)"
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Fire blight Erwinia amylovora acillus sp Biological Control Agents