Forecasting of Airborne Conidia Quantities and Potential Insect Associations of Cryphonectria parasitica , the Causal Agent of Chestnut Blight, in England

• Published in: Journal of fungi (Basel) Vol. 10; no. 3; p. 181
• Main Authors: Romon-Ochoa, Pedro, Samal, Pankajini, Pace, Tom, Newman, Tim, Oram, Mark, Baxter, Nicholas, Manning, John A S, Biddle, Mick, Barnard, Kerry, Inward, Daegan, Taylor, Paul, Hendry, Steven, Pérez-Sierra, Ana, Ward, Lisa
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 28.02.2024; MDPI
• Subjects: Automation; Blight; chestnut blight; Conidia; Cryphonectria parasitica; detection; Epidemics; forecasting; Humidity; Insects; Pathogens; Plantations; quantification; Spores; Trapping; Wind; United Kingdom > UK; England; Europe; detection; quantification; insects; forecasting; conidia; chestnut blight

Sweet chestnut, an Asiatic tree introduced in many parts of Europe including the United Kingdom, is planted for nut production, timber, and amenity. Its major threat is the disease called blight, caused by the fungus , which infects through wounds by airborne spores. Field trapping using sticky rods...