A role for random, humidity-dependent epiphytic growth prior to invasion of wheat by Zymoseptoria tritici

Fungal Genetics and Biology

Volumn 106, Issue , 2017, Pages 51-60

  Fones, Helen N ^a   Eyles, Chris J ^a   Kay, William ^a   Cowper, Josh ^a   Gurr, Sarah J ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Crop pathogens; Epiphytic growth; Food security; Humidity; Mycosphaerella graminicola; Septoria leaf blotch; Wheat; Zymoseptoria tritici

Indexed keywords

FUNGICIDE; BENZIMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; CARBAMIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CARBENDAZIM; PHOSPHITE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGAL SPORE GERMINATION; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGAL VIRULENCE; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS HYPHAE; HUMIDITY; INFECTION RATE; LEAF SURFACE; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYCNIDIATION; SPECIES INVASION; ZYMOSEPTORIA TRITICI; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ASCOMYCETES; DRUG EFFECTS; FUNGUS SPORE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT DISEASE; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; TIME FACTOR; WHEAT;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ASCOMYCOTA; BENZIMIDAZOLES; CARBAMATES; FUNGICIDES, INDUSTRIAL; HUMIDITY; PHOSPHITES; PLANT DISEASES; PLANT LEAVES; SPORES, FUNGAL; TIME FACTORS; TRITICUM;

EID: 85022178952     PISSN: 10871845     EISSN: 10960937     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fgb.2017.07.002     Document Type: Article

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