May 5, 2005
Plant Disease
magazine,
May 2005 issue, Volume 89, Number
5
Selection of articles relevant to
seed professionals
Links to abstracts
Chinese Wheat Cultivars and Lines Found to be Resistant to
Powdery Mildew
Authors: Z. L. Wang, L. H. Li, X. M. Chen, X. C. Xia, and Z.
H. He, Institute of Crop Breeding and Cultivation/National Wheat
Improvement Center, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
(CAAS); X. Y. Duan and Y. L. Zhou, Institute of Plant
Protection, CAAS; M. Lillemo and R. P. Singh, International
Maize and Wheat
Improvement Center; H. Wang, Northwest Sci-Tech University of
Agriculture and Forestry.
Study Evaluates Sugar Beet Resistance to Beet necrotic yellow
vein virus
Authors: H.-Y. Liu, J. L. Sears, and R. T. Lewellen,
USDA-ARS, Salinas, CA.
Scientists Identify the Casual Agent of a Destructive Turf Grass
Disease
Authors: A. Mitkowski, M. Browning, C. Basu, K. Jordan, and
N. Jackson, Department of Plant Sciences, University of Rhode
Island.
Casual Agent of the North American Tomato Powdery Mildew
Epidemic Identified
Authors: Levente Kiss, Plant Protection Institute of the
Hungarian Academy of Sciences; Susumu Takamatsu, Laboratory of
Plant Pathology, Faculty of Bioresources, Mie University, Tsu,
Japan; and James H. Cunnington, Department of Primary Industries
- Knoxfield, Victoria, Australia.
New Research May Aid in the Development of Bacterial
Wilt-Resistant Bell Peppers
Authors: Denis Lafortune and Michel Béramis, INRA-URPV, Petit
Bourg, France; Anne-Marie Daubčze, Nathalie Boissot, and Alain
Palloix, INRA-GAFL, Montfavet Cedex, France.
Study Identifies Sources of Inoculation of an Onion Disease
Authors: David H. Gent, National Forage Seed Production
Research Center, United States Department of
Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, Corvallis, OR;
Jillian M. Lang, Department of Bioagricultural Sciences and Pest
Management, Colorado State University, Fort Collins; Michael E.
Bartolo, Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture,
Colorado State University; and Howard F. Schwartz, Department of
Bioagricultural Sciences, Colorado State University.
Weather Affects Cowpea Crop Loss from Cowpea severe mosaic
Authors: H. M. Booker, P. Umaharan, and C. R. McDavid,
Department of Life Sciences, The University of the West Indies,
St. Augustine, Republic of Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. |