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Toxicity effects of Eriocephalus africanus L. leaf essential oil against some molecularly identified phytopathogenic bacterial strains

Said I. BehiryAgricultural Botany Department, Faculty of Agriculture (Saba Basha), Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt; View further author information
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Mervat EL-HefnyDepartment of Floriculture Ornamental Horticulture and Garden Design, Faculty of Agriculture (El-Shatby), Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0001-9760-3956View further author information
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Mohamed Z. M. SalemForestry and Wood Technology Department, Faculty of Agriculture (EL-Shatby), Alexandria University, Alexandria, EgyptCorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]
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Pages 3394-3398 | Received 06 Oct 2018, Accepted 26 Dec 2018, Published online: 28 Jan 2019

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