| biological control to protect watermelon blossoms and seed from infection by acidovorax avenae subsp. citrulli. | abstract the efficacy of biological control seed treatments with pseudomonas fluorescens (a506), acidovorax avenae subsp. avenae (aaa 99-2), and an unidentified gram-positive bacterium recovered from watermelon seed (ws-1) was evaluated for the management of bacterial fruit blotch (bfb) of watermelon. in growth chamber and greenhouse experiments, seed treated with aaa 99-2 displayed superior disease suppression, reducing bfb transmission by 96.5%. aaa 99-2, p. fluorescens a506, and kocide also s ... | 2005 | 18943044 |