Monitoring conidial density of Monilinia fructigena in the air in relation to brown rot development in integrated and organic apple orchards

European Journal of Plant Pathology

Volumn 120, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 397-408

  Holb, Imre J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Aerial spore density; Apple; Brown rot fungi; Disease incidence; Epidemiology; Integrated; Monilinia fructigena; Organic; Spore dispersal; Viability; Weather variables

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIURNAL VARIATION; FUNGAL DISEASE; FUNGUS; MODELING; MONITORING; ORCHARD; PERIODICITY; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; SPORE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; HUNGARY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; MALUS X DOMESTICA; MONILINIA FRUCTIGENA;

EID: 40049110625     PISSN: 09291873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10658-007-9233-6     Document Type: Article

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