Saprophytic colonization of citrus twigs by Diaporthe citri and factors affecting pycnidial production and conidial survival

Plant Disease

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 387-392

  Mondal, S N ^a   Vicent, A ^b   Reis, R F ^c   Timmer, L W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

^c SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Phomopsis citri

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; FORESTRY; FRUITS; RAIN; RUNOFF;

COLONIZATION; CONIDIAL MASSES; PHOMOPSIS CITRI; RAINY SEASON;

DISEASES;

CITRUS; DISEASES; FRUITS; HUMIDITY; PARASITES; RAIN; RUNOFF; SAPROPHYTES; TREES; TWIGS;

CITRUS; DIAPORTHE CITRI; PHOMOPSIS;

EID: 33947497941     PISSN: 01912917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PDIS-91-4-0387     Document Type: Article

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