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Development of partial ontogenic resistance to powdery mildew in hop cones and its management implications.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2015
Twomey Megan C, Wolfenbarger Sierra N, Woods Joanna L, Gent David H
Abstract excerpt
Knowledge of processes leading to crop damage is central to devising rational approaches to disease management. Multiple experiments established that infection of hop cones by Podosphaera macularis was most severe if inoculation occurred within 15 to 21 days after bloom. This period of infection was associated with the most pronounced reductions in alpha acids, cone color, and accelerated maturation of cones....
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