Effects of relative humidity and high temperature on spore germination and development of tomato powdery mildew (Leveillula taurica)

Crop Protection

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1157-1168

  Guzman Plazola, Remigio A ^a   Davis, R Michael ^b   Marois, James J ^c  

^a Colegio de Postgraduados ^*  (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Analytical models; Epidemiology; Latent period; Weighted regression models

Indexed keywords

EPIDEMIOLOGY; FUNGAL DISEASE; GERMINATION; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; SPORE; TEMPERATURE;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

ERYSIPHALES; LEVEILLULA TAURICA; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 0242577871     PISSN: 02612194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0261-2194(03)00157-1     Document Type: Article

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