Biological Process Development Facility
Date of this Version
9-1979
Document Type
Article
Citation
PLANT DISEASE REPORTER, Vol. 63, No. 9 (September 1979), pp. 736-738.
Abstract
A pressure injection device (PID) was used to inoculate maize (Zea mays) with bacterial phytopathogens. The PID was evaluated for its speed, effectiveness, and precision relative to the needle-eye method of inoculation. Corynebacterium nebraskense, Erwinia stewartii, and Pseudomonas andropogonis were each used successfully as inocula to infect maize and produce symptoms typical of Goss's wilt, Stewart's wilt and bacterial stripe, respectively. Quantitative inoculation with the PID was faster and as statistically precise as using a calibrated needle-eye.
Comments
Published by USDA-ARS