Development and Evaluation of an Infection Model forStemphylium vesicariumon Pear Based on Temperature and Wetness Duration

Relationship between Concentrations of Botrytis Cinerea Conidia in Air, Environmental Conditions, and the Incidence of Grey Mould in Strawberry Flowers and Fruits

“…It will provide strawberry growers with a valuable tool to achieve a better-integrated management of the crop (Montesinos et al, 1995;Llorente et al, 2000).…”

Variation assessment of airborne Alternaria and Cladosporium spores at different bioclimatical conditions

“…Knowledge of plant pathogen spore trends and their relationship with weather variables can be used not only in the early detection of plant infections, thus allowing a more efficient and reliable use of pesticides (Montesinos et al 1995, Bugiani et al 1996, Dı´az, Iglesias & Jato 1998, but also, combined with clinical data, in the prevention of respiratory allergic diseases, improving diagnosis and treatment (Munuera, Carrion & Navarro 2001). Cladosporium and Alternaria are the most cosmopolitan fungi involved, particularly in temperate regions, due to their almost permanent presence in outdoor and indoor air (Infante et al 1997a, b, D'Amato 1981, Ricci et al 1995.…”

Modelling Stemphylium Vesicarium on Pear: An Hourly-Based Infection Model

“…In this paper a formula¹ is given to calculate the daily infection risk. This formula is derived from earlier experiments (Montesinos et al, 1995b) where leaves of potted plants of pear cultivar Conference were inoculated with conidia of S. vesicarium at different temperature and leaf wetness conditions and disease severity was recorded. With the same formula a disease risk chart was developed.…”

“…The influence of temperature and wetness duration on conidial infection by S. vesicarium on pear has been studied previously (Montesinos et al, 1995b). This led to the development of a brown spot forecasting system (Llorente et al, 2000).…”