Abstract:Neonectria ditissima is the causal organism of European canker in apple Conidia are formed in sporodochia in canker lesions and released during rain The splash pattern of conidia was monitored in four directions from a central inoculum source held at approximately 17 m height using vertical and horizontal rain traps trap plants and petroleumjellycoated glass slides during simulated rain events Nonlinear models were fitted to the conidia count data to estimate the proportion of inoculum exceeding any distance f… Show more
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