The influence of meteorological events and cultural practices on sclerotinia crown and stem rot of alfalfa, caused by Sclerotinia trifoliorum
Sclerotinia crown and stem rot (SCSR), caused by Sclerotinia trifoliorum Eriks., causes serious spring losses in some fall=sown, no-tillage alfalfa fields. In microplots artificially infested with sclerotia, greatest numbers of apothecia were found during November and December. Temperature and r...
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Virginia Tech
2014
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10919/43891 http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-07242012-040058/ |