Author
Turechek, William | |
BIGGS, ALAN - West Virginia University |
Submitted to: Plant Health Progress
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal Publication Acceptance Date: 12/22/2014 Publication Date: 1/27/2015 Publication URL: http://handle.nal.usda.gov/10113/62834 Citation: Turechek, W., Biggs, A. 2015. Maryblyt v. 7.1 for Windows: an improved fire blight forecasting program for apples and pears. Plant Health Progress. 16(1):16-22. https://doi.org/10.1094/PHP-RS-14-0046. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1094/PHP-RS-14-0046 Interpretive Summary: The research describes updates found in Version 7.1 of the fire blight prediction model Maryblyt, originally developed by Paul Steiner and Gary Lightner. Examples are given comparing the performance of Version 7.1 to Version 4.3c, the last version that was validated and released prior to its upgrade to Maryblyt 7.0 for Windows. It is show that Version 7.1 provides results nearly identical to the previously validated DOS version 4.x. In addition, a brief history of the development of the Maryblyt model is given. Technical Abstract: This article describes updates found in Version 7.1 of the fire blight prediction model Maryblyt, originally developed by Paul Steiner and Gary Lightner. In addition, a brief history of the development of the Maryblyt model is given. The article ends with examples comparing the performance of Version 7.1 to Version 4.3c, the last version that was validated and released prior to its upgrade to Maryblyt 7.0 for Windows. We show that Version 7.1 provides results nearly identical to the previously validated DOS version 4.x. |