Environmental conditions influencing Sclerotinia sclerotiorum infection and disease development in lettuce

Plant Pathology

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 387-397

  Young, C S ^a   Clarkson, J P ^b   Smith, J A ^a   Watling, M ^a   Phelps, K ^b   Whipps, J M ^b  

^a ADAS BOXWORTH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ascospores; Humidity; Leaf wetness; Lettuce; Sclerotinia sclerotiorum; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FUNGAL DISEASE; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; TEMPERATURE;

CHESHIRE; ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORFOLK [ENGLAND]; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

FUNGI; LACTUCA; SCLEROTINIA; SCLEROTINIA SCLEROTIORUM;

EID: 4444354042     PISSN: 00320862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3059.2004.01018.x     Document Type: Article

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