Identification and Epidemiological Features of Important Fungal Species Causing Sooty Blotch on Apples in the Northeastern United States

The sooty blotch and flyspeck (SBFS) complex causes blemishes on apples in humid, temperate growing regions worldwide. In contrast to flyspeck etiology, the many species of fungi causing sooty blotch (SB) have not been well studied. The first set of objectives in this study was to use PCR to identif...

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Main Author: Madeiras, Angela M
Language:ENG
Published: ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst 2014
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Online Access:https://scholarworks.umass.edu/dissertations/AAI3615432