Quantifying the Effects of Wheat Residue on Severity of Stagonospora nodorum Blotch and Yield in Winter Wheat

• Published in: Phytopathology Vol. 105; no. 11; pp. 1417 - 1426
• Main Authors: Mehra, L K, Cowger, C, Weisz, R, Ojiambo, P S
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.11.2015
• Subjects: Ascomycota - physiology; Biomass; Host-Pathogen Interactions; Plant Diseases; Stagonospora nodorum; Triticum - microbiology; Triticum aestivum; Weather

Stagonospora nodorum blotch (SNB), caused by the fungus Parastagonospora nodorum, is a major disease of wheat (Triticum aestivum). Residue from a previously infected wheat crop can be an important source of initial inoculum, but the effects of infected residue on disease severity and yield have not...