Patterns of release of the secondary conidia of Claviceps africana, the sorghum ergot pathogen in Australia

Plant Pathology

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 473-483

  Ryley, M J ^a   Chakraborty, S ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Hybrid sorghum production; Sorghum bicolor; Spore trapping; Weather related spore release

Indexed keywords

CROP PRODUCTION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FUNGAL DISEASE; FUNGICIDE; FUNGUS; PATHOGEN; SEED PRODUCTION; SORGHUM; TRAPPING; VAPOR PRESSURE; WEATHER;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; QUEENSLAND;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLAVICEPS; CLAVICEPS AFRICANA; SORGHUM BICOLOR;

EID: 43749093873     PISSN: 00320862     EISSN: 13653059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3059.2007.01819.x     Document Type: Article

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