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Vegetable Diseases Of Utah, Claudia Nischwitz, Marion Murray, Nick Volesky
Vegetable Diseases Of Utah, Claudia Nischwitz, Marion Murray, Nick Volesky
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This guide provides a list of vegetable crop diseases that have been documented in Utah along with some that are likely to occur. Plant diseases are caused by pathogens such as fungi, bacteria, viruses, and fungal-like organisms. Diagnosing specific plant diseases takes careful observation of signs, symptoms, and sometimes culturing and molecular testing in a laboratory setting.
An Etiological And Host Range Study Of Celery Mosaic In Utah, Dennis H. Hall
An Etiological And Host Range Study Of Celery Mosaic In Utah, Dennis H. Hall
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
Celery mosaic is a virus disease of major economic importance in Utah. In years of severe epiphytotics, it has been a limiting factor in celery production. In 1947 losses due to this disease were estimated to exceed 8 per cent of the total crop. This estimate does not include losses resulting from reduction in grade or from plants discarded in the packing sheds. The celery acreage in Utah dropped from a high of 950 acres in 1946 to 750 acres in 1947 and dropped again in 1948 to 420 acres. Leaders in the industry attributed this reduction in acreage, in …