Evaluation of Antioxidant Activity and Physiological Changes in Pear After Inoculation by Erwinia amylovora, Causing Agent of Fire Blight Disease

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Former M.Sc. Student, Department of Horticultural Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Ilam University, Ilam, Iran.

2 Assistant Professors, Department of Horticultural Science and Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Ilam University, Ilam, Iran.

3 Assistant Professor, Department of Horticultural Science and Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Ilam University, Ilam, Iran.


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