Effects of temperature and water vapor pressure on conidial germination and lesion expansion of Sphaerotheca macularis f. sp. fragariae

Plant Disease

Volumn 87, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 484-492

  Miller, T C ^a   Gubler, W D ^a   Geng, S ^a   Rizzo, D M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMAGE ANALYSIS; THERMAL EFFECTS; VAPOR PRESSURE; WATER;

CONIDIAL GERMINATION;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

ERYSIPHALES; FRAGARIA ANANASSA; FRAGARIA X ANANASSA; FUNGI; SPHAEROTHECA MACULARIS;

EID: 0037407523     PISSN: 01912917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PDIS.2003.87.5.484     Document Type: Article

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