cover of Plant Disease

Plant Disease

Published by The American Phytopathological Society

Editor-in-Chief: Mary E. Burrows

ISSN: 0191-2917 | e-ISSN: 1943-7692

Plant Disease is the leading international journal for rapid reporting of research on new, emerging, and established plant diseases. The journal publishes papers that describe translational and applied research focusing on practical aspects of disease diagnosis, development, and management in agricultural and horticultural crops.


Volume 97, Number 1 / January 2013

Feature

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December 2012
Molecular Detection and Quantification of Pythium Species: Evolving Taxonomy, New Tools, and Challenges
  • Kurtis L.Schroeder,
  • Frank N.Martin,
  • Arthur W. A. M.de Cock,
  • C. AndréLévesque,
  • Christoffel F. J.Spies,
  • Patricia A.Okubara, and
  • Timothy C.Paulitz
  • Pages:4–20
  • Date:3 July 2012

https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-03-12-0243-FE

Research

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December 2012
Occurrence and Distribution of Triticum mosaic virus in the Central Great Plains
  • E.Byamukama,
  • D. L.Seifers,
  • G. L.Hein,
  • E.De Wolf,
  • N. A.Tisserat,
  • M. A. C.Langham,
  • L. E.Osborne,
  • A.Timmerman, and
  • S. N.Wegulo
  • Pages:21–29
  • Date:15 August 2012

https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-06-12-0535-RE

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December 2012
Methodology for Inoculating Sweetpotato Virus Disease: Discovery of Tip Dieback, and Plant Recovery and Reversion in Different Clones
  • R. O. M.Mwanga,
  • G. C.Yencho,
  • R. W.Gibson, and
  • J. W.Moyer
  • Pages:30–36
  • Date:18 July 2012

https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-12-11-1072-RE

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December 2012
Effects of Fungicide Treatments for the Control of Epidemic and Exotic Calonectria Diseases in Italy
  • DaliaAiello,
  • GabriellaCirvilleri,
  • GiancarloPolizzi, and
  • AlessandroVitale
  • Pages:37–43
  • Date:27 July 2012

https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-03-12-0266-RE

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December 2012
Molecular Analysis of a Plum pox virus W Isolate in Plum Germplasm Hand Carried into the USA from the Ukraine Shows a Close Relationship to a Latvian Isolate
  • VesselaMavrodieva,
  • DelanoJames,
  • KarenWilliams,
  • SarikaNegi,
  • AnikoVarga,
  • RayMock, and
  • LaureneLevy
  • Pages:44–52
  • Date:2 August 2012

https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-01-12-0104-RE

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December 2012
The Role of Aphid Abundance, Species Diversity, and Virus Titer in the Spread of Sweetpotato Potyviruses in Louisiana and Mississippi
  • E. N.Wosula,
  • J. A.Davis,
  • C. A.Clark,
  • T. P.Smith,
  • R. A.Arancibia,
  • F. R.Musser, and
  • J. T.Reed
  • Pages:53–61
  • Date:10 August 2012

https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-06-12-0564-RE

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December 2012
Phenotypic and Molecular Diversity of Cochliobolus sativus Populations from Wheat
  • SurajGurung,
  • Baidya N.Mahto,
  • SanjayaGyawali, and
  • Tika B.Adhikari
  • Pages:62–73
  • Date:2 August 2012

https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-01-12-0092-RE

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December 2012
Host Specificity and Variations in Aggressiveness of North Carolina Isolates of Phytophthora cryptogea and P. drechsleri in Greenhouse Ornamental Plants
  • H. A.Olson and
  • D. M.Benson
  • Pages:74–80
  • Date:7 December 2012

https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-02-12-0170-RE

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December 2012
Resistance to Cyprodinil and Lack of Fludioxonil Resistance in Botrytis cinerea Isolates from Strawberry in North and South Carolina
  • DoloresFernández-Ortuño,
  • FengpingChen, and
  • GuidoSchnabel
  • Pages:81–85
  • Date:2 August 2012

https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-06-12-0539-RE

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December 2012
Diversity and Mefenoxam Sensitivity of Phytophthora spp. Associated with the Ornamental Horticulture Industry in the Southeastern United States
  • H. A.Olson,
  • S. N.Jeffers,
  • K. L.Ivors,
  • K. C.Steddom,
  • J. L.Williams-Woodward,
  • M. T.Mmbaga,
  • D. M.Benson, and
  • C. X.Hong
  • Pages:86–92
  • Date:7 December 2012

https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-04-12-0348-RE

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December 2012
Selection for Resistance to the Rhizoctonia-Bacterial Root Rot Complex in Sugar Beet
  • Carl A.Strausbaugh,
  • Imad A.Eujayl, and
  • PaulFoote
  • Pages:93–100
  • Date:10 August 2012

https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-05-12-0511-RE

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December 2012
Vertical Distribution of Heterodera schachtii under Susceptible, Resistant, or Tolerant Sugar Beet Cultivars
  • AndreasWestphal
  • Pages:101–106
  • Date:22 August 2012

https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-05-12-0476-RE

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December 2012
Using Soil-Applied Fungicides to Manage Phytophthora Crown and Root Rot on Summer Squash
  • M. D.Meyer and
  • M. K.Hausbeck
  • Pages:107–112
  • Date:22 August 2012

https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-12-11-1071-RE

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December 2012
Confirming QTLs and Finding Additional Loci Responsible for Resistance to Rice Sheath Blight Disease
  • G.Liu,
  • Y.Jia,
  • A.McClung,
  • J. H.Oard,
  • F. N.Lee, and
  • J. C.Correll
  • Pages:113–117
  • Date:15 August 2012

https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-05-12-0466-RE

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December 2012
Differential Effect of SdhB Gene Mutations on the Sensitivity to SDHI Fungicides in Botrytis cinerea
  • ThomasVeloukas,
  • Anastasios N.Markoglou, and
  • George S.Karaoglanidis
  • Pages:118–122
  • Date:30 August 2012

https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-03-12-0322-RE

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December 2012
High Potassium, Calcium, and Nitrogen Application Reduce Susceptibility to Banana Xanthomonas Wilt Caused by Xanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum
  • MargaretAtim,
  • FenBeed,
  • GeoffreyTusiime,
  • LeenaTripathi, and
  • Pietvan Asten
  • Pages:123–130
  • Date:30 August 2012

https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-07-12-0646-RE

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December 2012
Expression of Bacterial Blight Resistance in Brassica Leafy Greens Under Field Conditions and Inheritance of Resistance in a Brassica juncea Source
  • W. P.Wechter,
  • A. P.Keinath,
  • M.McMillan,
  • J. P.Smith, and
  • M. W.Farnham
  • Pages:131–137
  • Date:10 August 2012

https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-02-12-0220-RE

Disease Notes

Diseases Caused by Fungi and Fungus-Like Organisms
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December 2012
First Report of Leaf Spot Disease Caused by Colletotrichum gloeosporioides on Chinese Bean Tree in China
  • B. Z.Fu,
  • M.Yang,
  • G. Y.Li,
  • J. R.Wu,
  • J. Z.Zhang, and
  • C. Z.Han
  • Page:138
  • Date:7 November 2012

https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-03-12-0261-PDN

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December 2012
First Report of Curvularia Leaf Blight on Curcuma wenyujin Caused by Curvularia clavata in China
  • X. Y.Chen,
  • J. D.Feng,
  • Z.Su,
  • C.Sui, and
  • X.Huang
  • Page:138
  • Date:10 October 2012

https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-04-12-0392-PDN

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December 2012
First Report of Colletotrichum boninense Causing Anthracnose on Pepper in China
  • Y. Z.Diao,
  • J. R.Fan,
  • Z. W.Wang, and
  • X. L.Liu
  • Page:138
  • Date:12 September 2012

https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-04-12-0403-PDN

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December 2012
First Report of Root Rot on Atractylodes macrocephala (Largehead Atractylodes Rhizome) Caused by Ceratobasidium sp. in China
  • J. M.You,
  • X. M.Lin,
  • J.Guo,
  • M. D.Zhang,
  • C. L.Liao,
  • M. J.He,
  • J. W.You, and
  • Y. L.Sun
  • Page:139
  • Date:31 October 2012

https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-05-12-0467-PDN

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December 2012
First Report of Passalora Leaf Spot of Quinoa Caused by Passalora dubia in the United States
  • A. L.Testen,
  • J. M.McKemy, and
  • P. A.Backman
  • Page:139
  • Date:22 August 2012

https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-05-12-0472-PDN

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December 2012
First Report of Fusarium oxysporum Causing Wilt on Hoodia gordonii in South Africa
  • O. A.Philippou,
  • A.Minnaar-Ontong,
  • W. J.Swart, and
  • A.van Biljon
  • Page:140
  • Date:7 November 2012

https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-05-12-0501-PDN

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December 2012
Rhizoctonia solani Identified as the Disease Causing Agent of Peanut Leaf Rot in China
  • H. H.Yan,
  • R. Q.Zhang,
  • H. F.Du,
  • Y. C.Chi, and
  • S. C.Xia
  • Page:140
  • Date:26 September 2012

https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-05-12-0510-PDN

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December 2012
First Report of Stem Rot of Papaya Caused by Fusarium solani Species Complex in Brazil
  • K. C.Correia,
  • B. O.Souza,
  • M. P. S.Câmara, and
  • S. J.Michereff
  • Page:140
  • Date:7 December 2012

https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-06-12-0519-PDN

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December 2012
First Report of Leaf Spot Caused by Alternaria porri on Velvet Bean (Mucuna pruriens) in China
  • Y. F.Ye,
  • G.Fu,
  • N.Jiang,
  • W.Liu,
  • F.Liu, and
  • J. H.Miao
  • Page:141
  • Date:17 October 2012

https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-06-12-0527-PDN

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December 2012
A Severe Outbreak of Charcoal Rot in Cantaloupe Melon Caused by Macrophomina phaseolina in Chile
  • C. J.Jacob,
  • C.Krarup,
  • G. A.Díaz, and
  • B. A.Latorre
  • Page:141
  • Date:20 September 2012

https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-06-12-0588-PDN

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December 2012
First Report of Syzygites megalocarpus (Mucorales) Web Mold on the Commercial Portabella Button Mushroom Agaricus bisporus in North America
  • D. M.Beyer,
  • K.O'Donnell,
  • K.Paley, and
  • M. P.Wach
  • Page:142
  • Date:20 September 2012

https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-07-12-0619-PDN

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December 2012
First Report of Sclerotinia Stem Blight Caused by Sclerotinia trifoliorum on Trifolium ambiguum in Poland
  • A.Baturo-Ciesniewska,
  • J.Andrzejewska,
  • K. A.Albrecht,
  • Cz.Sadowski, and
  • L.Lenc
  • Page:142
  • Date:4 October 2012

https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-07-12-0624-PDN

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December 2012
First Report of Marasmiellus palmivorus Causing Post-Emergence Damping Off on Coconut Seedlings in Malaysia
  • B. S. A.Almaliky,
  • M. A. ZainalAbidin,
  • J.Kader, and
  • M. Y.Wong
  • Page:143
  • Date:12 September 2012

https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-07-12-0627-PDN

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December 2012
First Report of Neofusicoccum australe Associated with Botryosphaeria Canker of Grapevine in Chile
  • X.Besoain,
  • C.Torres,
  • G. A.Díaz, and
  • B. A.Latorre
  • Page:143
  • Date:4 October 2012

https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-07-12-0652-PDN

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December 2012
First Report of Spot Form Net Blotch Caused by Pyrenophora teres f. maculata on Barley in the Mon-Dak Area of the United States
  • R. T.Lartey,
  • T. C.Caesar-TonThat,
  • A. J.Caesar,
  • U. M.Sainju, and
  • R. G.Evans
  • Page:143
  • Date:6 September 2012

https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-07-12-0657-PDN

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December 2012
First Report of Begonia Elatior Wilt Disease Caused by Fusarium foetens in France
  • C.Saurat,
  • C.Fourrier,
  • V.Wilson,
  • C.Casset, and
  • R.Ioos
  • Page:144
  • Date:17 October 2012

https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-07-12-0659-PDN

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December 2012
First Report of Shoot Blight and Canker Caused by Diplodia coryli in Hazelnut Trees in Chile
  • J. A.Guerrero and
  • S. M.Pérez
  • Page:144
  • Date:17 October 2012

https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-07-12-0667-PDN

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December 2012
First Report of Brown Rot Caused by Monilia polystroma on Apple in Serbia
  • M.Vasić,
  • N.Duduk, and
  • M. S.Ivanović
  • Page:145
  • Date:7 December 2012

https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-07-12-0670-PDN

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December 2012
First Report of Brown Rot Caused by Monilinia fructicola in Sweet Cherry in Maryland
  • F.Chen,
  • X.Liu, and
  • G.Schnabel
  • Page:145
  • Date:12 September 2012

https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-07-12-0675-PDN

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December 2012
First Report of Verticillium Wilt caused by Verticillium dahliae Kleb. on New Zealand Spinach (Tetragonia tetragonioides) in Italy
  • A.Garibaldi,
  • S.Rapetti,
  • P.Martini,
  • L.Repetto,
  • D.Bertetti,
  • A.Poli, and
  • M. L.Gullino
  • Page:145
  • Date:7 December 2012

https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-07-12-0678-PDN

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December 2012
First Report of Pilidium concavum causing Leaf Necrosis on Fallopia japonica in the United States
  • W. L.BruckartIII,
  • F. M.Eskandari,
  • E. M.Coombs,
  • A. Y.Rossman, and
  • M. E.Palm
  • Page:146
  • Date:31 October 2012

https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-07-12-0688-PDN

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December 2012
First Report of Pestalotiopsis Leaf Blotch on Mangosteen in Hawaii
  • L. M.Keith and
  • T. K.Matsumoto
  • Page:146
  • Date:7 December 2012

https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-07-12-0702-PDN

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December 2012
First Report of Brown Rot Caused by Monilinia fructicola on Nectarine in Serbia
  • J.Hrustić,
  • M.Mihajlović,
  • B.Tanović,
  • G.Delibašić,
  • I.Stanković,
  • B.Krstić, and
  • A.Bulajić
  • Page:147
  • Date:12 September 2012

https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-08-12-0718-PDN

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December 2012
First Report of Frosty Mildew Caused by Mycopappus alni on Asian Pear in Korea
  • S. C.Lee,
  • K. S.Han,
  • J. H.Park,
  • S. E.Cho, and
  • H. D.Shin
  • Page:147
  • Date:10 October 2012

https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-08-12-0730-PDN

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December 2012
First Report of Leaf Blight Caused by Septoria allii on Garlic Chives in Korea
  • J. H.Park,
  • S. E.Cho,
  • K. S.Han, and
  • H. D.Shin
  • Page:147
  • Date:10 October 2012

https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-08-12-0809-PDN

Diseases Caused by Viruses
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December 2012
First Report of Kudzu mosaic virus on Pueraria montana (Kudzu) in China
  • J.Zhang and
  • Z. J.Wu
  • Page:148
  • Date:24 October 2012

https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-07-12-0671-PDN

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December 2012
First Report of Potato spindle tuber viroid Naturally Infecting Greenhouse Tomatoes in North Carolina
  • K.-S.Ling,
  • R.Li,
  • D. R.Panthee, and
  • R. G.Gardner
  • Page:148
  • Date:20 September 2012

https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-07-12-0679-PDN

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December 2012
Detection of Potato mop top virus (Furovirus) on potato in southeast Idaho
  • J. L.Whitworth and
  • J. M.Crosslin
  • Page:149
  • Date:20 September 2012

https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-08-12-0707-PDN

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December 2012
First Report of Coleus blumei viroid Infecting Coleus in India
  • C. R.Adkar-Purushothama,
  • H.Nagaraja,
  • M. Y.Sreenivasa, and
  • T.Sano
  • Page:149
  • Date:6 September 2012

https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-08-12-0715-PDN

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December 2012
Lamium maculatum is a Natural Host for Cucumber mosaic virus
  • R.Bešta-Gajević,
  • A.Jerković-Mujkić,
  • S.Pilić,
  • I.Stanković,
  • A.Vučurović,
  • A.Bulajić, and
  • B.Krstić
  • Page:150
  • Date:20 September 2012

https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-08-12-0717-PDN

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December 2012
First Report of Grapevine leafroll-associated virus 7 in Two Native Grape Varieties in China
  • M. D.Lyu,
  • M. J.Li,
  • J.Li,
  • X. M.Li, and
  • Y.-Q.Cheng
  • Page:150
  • Date:26 September 2012

https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-08-12-0760-PDN

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December 2012
First Report of Tomato spotted wilt virus on Chrysanthemum in Serbia
  • I.Stanković,
  • A.Bulajić,
  • A.Vučurović,
  • D.Ristić,
  • K.Milojević,
  • D.Nikolić, and
  • B.Krstić
  • Page:150
  • Date:12 September 2012

https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-08-12-0778-PDN

Others
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December 2012
First Report of Laurel Oak as a Host for the Pecan Root-Knot Nematode, Meloidogyne partityla, in Florida
  • J. A.Brito,
  • H.Han,
  • J. D.Stanley,
  • M.Hao, and
  • D. W.Dickson
  • Page:151
  • Date:31 October 2012

https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-02-12-0201-PDN

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December 2012
First Report of Pratylenchus neglectus on Winter Wheat in China
  • H. Y.Wu,
  • Z. Z.Jia,
  • J.Liu,
  • J.Luo, and
  • D. L.Peng
  • Page:151
  • Date:20 September 2012

https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-04-12-0332-PDN

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December 2012
First Report of Phytophthora × pelgrandis Causing Root Rot and Lower Stem Necrosis of Common Box, Lavender and Port-Orford-Cedar in Hungary
  • A.Szigethy,
  • Z. Á.Nagy,
  • A. M.Vettraino,
  • A.Józsa,
  • S. O.Cacciola,
  • R.Faedda, and
  • J.Bakonyi
  • Page:152
  • Date:15 August 2012

https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-07-12-0662-PDN

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December 2012
First Report of the Root-Knot Nematode Meloidogyne artiellia in Belgium
  • N.Damme,
  • L.Waeyenberge,
  • N.Viaene,
  • T.van Hoenselaar, and
  • G.Karssen
  • Page:152
  • Date:26 September 2012

https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-08-12-0720-PDN

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December 2012
First Report of Late Blight Caused by Phytophthora infestans Clonal Lineage US-24 on Potato (Solanum tuberosum) in Wisconsin
  • A. J.Gevens and
  • A. C.Seidl
  • Page:152
  • Date:10 October 2012

https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-09-12-0825-PDN

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Vol. 97, No. 1
January 2013

ISSN:0191-2917
e-ISSN:1943-7692