Influence of soil temperature and moisture on eruptive germination and viability of sclerotia of Sclerotinia minor and S. sclerotiorum

Plant Disease

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 50-54

  Matheron, M E ^a   Porchas, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Sclerotia survival

Indexed keywords

MOISTURE; PATHOLOGY; PLANTS (BOTANY); POPULATION STATISTICS; SOILS;

CONSTANT TEMPERATURE; ERUPTIVE GERMINATION; SOIL TEMPERATURE;

DISEASES;

DISEASES; MOISTURE; PATHOGENS; PATHOLOGY; PLANTS; SOIL;

LACTUCA; SCLEROTINIA; SCLEROTINIA MINOR; SCLEROTINIA SCLEROTIORUM;

EID: 11144226769     PISSN: 01912917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PD-89-0050     Document Type: Article

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