ISSN:
1573-5036
Keywords:
Inoculum density
;
Lens esculenta
;
methodology
;
Sclerotium rolfsii
;
soil borne pathogens
;
southern blight
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition
Notes:
Abstract Greenhouse and laboratory experiments were conducted to determine the effects of various physical factors on the assessment of disease caused by Sclerotium rolfsii using field and artificially infested soils. Lentil(Lens esculenta Moench) seedlings growing in trays or pots with sand were inoculated by surrounding them with a layer of soil infested with the pathogen. The number of dead plants was maximal within a 10-day period following inoculation. Seedling mortality increased with the number of sclerotia in the soil to a maximum that depended on seedling spacing, depth of the soil layer, and soil type.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00010180
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