Airborne concentrations of conidia of Erynia neoaphidis above cereal fields

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Hemmati, F., Pell, J. K., McCartney, H. A. and Deadman, M. L. 2001. Airborne concentrations of conidia of Erynia neoaphidis above cereal fields. Mycological Research. 105 (4), pp. 485-489. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0953756201003537

AuthorsHemmati, F., Pell, J. K., McCartney, H. A. and Deadman, M. L.
Abstract

The temporal pattern of release and dispersal of inoculum of plant and insect pathogenic fungi play an important role in the spread of disease. Airborne concentrations of primary and secondary conidia of Erynia neoaphidis released from the rose-grain aphid Metopolophium dirhodum were monitored at the edge of two winter wheat crops on IACR-Rothamsted Experimental Farm between May and September in 1996 and 1997. Hourly average temperature and humidity were recorded at each spore trap site and daily totals of rain and sunshine hours and daily average wind speed recorded about 1.6 km from the monitoring sites. No airborne conidia were found in 1996, but large numbers were trapped at the two sites in 1997. They were present from mid-June until early August, reaching peak concentrations on 17–18 July. Concentrations were usually highest during the night and in the early morning (01:00-07:00 h GMT) and were generally low during the day. On the 3 days when significant numbers of conidia were caught in the afternoon, daytime relative humidity was high (about 89%) and day-time temperature low (about 16°C). Night-time conditions nearly always favoured the production of conidia. This suggests day to day variation in airborne conidium concentrations may be affected more by underlying biological factors than environmental conditions. 

Year of Publication2001
JournalMycological Research
Journal citation105 (4), pp. 485-489
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1017/S0953756201003537
Open accessPublished as non-open access
Funder project or code435
509
507
The diversity, biology and dynamics of microbial agents that regulate nematode populations in the rhizosphere
Project: 1015
Fundamental studies of the interaction between environmental factors, crop pathogens and pests, and crops
PublisherElsevier

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