TY - JOUR AU - Bald, J. G. TI - Scorch disease of rhizomatous iris JF - California Agriculture JO - Calif Agr Y1 - 1971/02/01 VL - 25 IS - 2 SP - 6 EP - 7 PB - University of California Agriculture and Nature Resources SN - 0008-0845 UR - http://www.ucanr.edu/sites/calagjournal/archive/?article=ca.v025n02p6 AB - While working on scale tip rot of lilies, it was discovered that the same bacterium, Pseudonwnas, might also be the cause of scorch disease of rhizomatous iris. Bacteria isolated from scorch-diseased iris that looked like the lily Pseudomonas were inoculated to bulb scales of Easter lily with positive results and the original bacterium was reisolated from the lily scales.