Occurrence of onion bacterial bulb rot caused by Burkholderia cepacia and their prevalence in onion rhizosphere, field soil and storage debris in Egypt [electronic resource].

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Burkholderia cepacia was identified in samples of onion bulbs, rhizosphere, field soil and storage debris from two different commercial onion production locations at Dakahlia and Gharbia govemorates. Percentage of healthy onion bulbs with average of 85-89% was reduced gradually by the end of storage period after harvest to 59-64% in the end of storage period at the two storage locations, respectively.

Summary in Arabic.

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