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Survey Of Blueberry (Vaccinium Spp.) Problems In The Gulf South, Melinda A. Miller-Butler, Kenneth J. Curry, Barbara J. Smith, Jeffrey S. Braswell
Survey Of Blueberry (Vaccinium Spp.) Problems In The Gulf South, Melinda A. Miller-Butler, Kenneth J. Curry, Barbara J. Smith, Jeffrey S. Braswell
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The blueberry (Vaccinium) industry in Mississippi has been steadily increasing since the early 1980s, but some plants in older fields are now in decline. The root rot pathogen, Phytophthora cinnamomi, is endemic in the southeastern United States and has caused severe losses to blueberries in North Carolina and Arkansas. Because the warm, humid climate of Mississippi, with periods of high precipitation, provides a favorable environment for Phytophthora root rot disease, it was suspected to be the cause of plant decline in older blueberry fields. Members of the Gulf South Blueberry Growers Association were mailed surveys to determine …
Brown Collar Rot Of Citrus, Department Of Agriculture, Western Australia
Brown Collar Rot Of Citrus, Department Of Agriculture, Western Australia
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
Infection of fruit and foliage by brown rot fungi (Phytophthora spp.) occurs after opening rains in autumn. It can continue during periods of wet weather until spring.