Blind Seed Disease
Stephen C. Alderman
United States Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Research Service
Miscellaneous Publication No. 1567
September 2001
Contents
- Abstract
- Authors
- Disclaimer
- Ordering
- Introduction and historical overview
- Geographical distribution and host range
- Yield loss and economic impact
- Symptoms
- Causal agent
- Synonymy
- Technical description
- Growth on media
- Similar-looking fungi
- Biology and epidemiology
- Overwintering and production of apothecia
- Production and release of ascospores and primary
infection
- Secondary infection
- Disease development and spread
- Histopathology
- Fungal genetics and physiology
- Toxicity
- Disease management
- Disease resistance
- Field location
- Seed source
- Seed treatments
- Planting
- Time of closing
- Nitrogen fertilization
- Stand density
- Fungicide sprays
- Harvest
- Straw residue removal
- Postharvest plowing
- Crop rotation
- Field burning
- Seed cleaning
- Methods for detection and assessment
- Postharvest disease detection and
assessment
- Preharvest testing
- Outlook
- References
Tables
United States Department of
Agriculture
Agricultural Research Service
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Original posting: October 2001.
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