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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Main Author: Reed, Karen L.
Other Authors: Plant Pathology, Physiology, and Weed Science
Format: Others
Published: 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/