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The spread of apple brown rot ( Monilinia fructigena ) by insects
Author(s) -
LACK K. J.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
annals of applied biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.677
H-Index - 80
eISSN - 1744-7348
pISSN - 0003-4746
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-7348.1989.tb03380.x
Subject(s) - biology , conidium , horticulture , insect , botany
Summary Field and laboratory experiments were carried out to compare the spread of apple brown rot ( Monilinia fructigena ) by free aerial transmission of conidia, with insect spread of the pathogen. Significantly more brown rot developed on injured apples which had been visited by insects than on unvisited ones. The results obtained suggest that insects play an important role in aetiology of the disease, especially under conditions unsuitable for abiotic spread.