In the southeastern United States, Septoria leaf spot, caused by Septoria albopunctata, can result in premature defoliation of blueberry plants during summer and fall, thereby reducing yield potential for the following year. The effects of disease severity and leaf attributes (leaf age and leaf l...
Ojiambo, P.
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Scherm, H.
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[Survival analysis of time to abscission of blueberry leaves affected by Septoria leaf spot]
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Survival analysis of time to abscission of blueberry leaves affected by Septoria leaf spot
Septoria leaf spot, caused by Septoria albopunctata, is an important disease on blueberry in the southeastern United States, yet its epidemiology is largely unknown. Disease severity and dissemination of pycnidiospores were monitored from 2002 to 2004 in a planting of susceptible Premier rabbitey...
Ojiambo, P.
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Scherm, H.
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[Temporal progress of Septoria leaf spot on rabbiteye blueberry (Vaccinium ashei)]
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Temporal progress of Septoria leaf spot on rabbiteye blueberry (Vaccinium ashei)
In field trials on Premier rabbit eye blueberry, individual shoots were selected and tagged in the fall of 2001, 2002, and 2003 to quantify the effects of Septoria leaf spot severity and disease-induced premature defoliation on flower bud set and return yield. Experiments were carried out similar...
Ojiambo, P.S.
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Scherm, H.
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Brannen, P.M.
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[Septoria leaf spot reduces flower bud number and return yield in southern blue berries]
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Septoria leaf spot reduces flower bud number and return yield in southern blue berries
Studies to evaluate the effectiveness of biological control in suppressing plant disease often report inconsistent results, highlighting the need to identify general factors that influence the success or failure of biological control in plant pathology. We conducted a quantitative synthesis of pr...
Ojiambo, P.S.
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Scherm, H.
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[Factors affecting plant disease suppression by biocontrol: a meta analysis]
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Factors affecting plant disease suppression by biocontrol: a meta analysis
In a 3-year field study, Premier rabbiteye blueberry plants were sampled at three hierarchical levels (leaf, shoot, and bush) to assess severity of Septoria leaf spot (caused by Septoria al- bopunctata) and incidence of defoliation. A positive linear relationship (R2= 0.977, P< 0.0001, n = 2127) ...
Ojiambo, P.S.
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Scherm, H.
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[Optimum sample size for determining disease severity and defoliation associated with Septoria leaf spot of blueberry]
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Optimum sample size for determining disease severity and defoliation associated with Septoria leaf spot of blueberry
We review trends and advances in three specific areas of theoretical plant epidemiology: models of temporal and spatial dynamics of disease, the synergism of epidemiology and population genetics, and progress in statistical epidemiology. Recent analytical modelling of disease dynamics has focused...
Studies to evaluate the effectiveness of biological control in suppressing plant disease often report inconsistent results, highlighting the need to identify general factors that influence the success or failure of biological control in plant pathology. We conducted a quantitative synthesis of pr...
Ojiambo, P.
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Scherm, H.
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[Biological and applicationoriented factors influencing plant disease suppression by biological control: a metaanalytical review]
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Biological and applicationoriented factors influencing plant disease suppression by biological control: a metaanalytical review