Impact of Meteorological Conditions and Maturity of Perithecia on the Release of Fusarium graminearum Ascospores

The global food supply is being stressed by climate change, a growing population, and harmful diseases. One risk to vital cereal crops such as wheat and barley is Fusarium head blight (FHB), caused by the fungal plant pathogen Fusarium graminearum. Ascospores of the fungus are released from perithec...

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Main Author: David, Ray
Other Authors: Civil and Environmental Engineering
Format: Others
Published: Virginia Tech 2017
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/79695