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Creating a Powdery Mildew Strategy That Works

Dr. Mary Hausbeck, Michigan State University and Margery Daughtrey, Cornell University, $38,000, 3 year project

2005 Annual Progress Report

Dr. Mary Hausbeck, Department of Plant Pathology, Michigan State University

Margery Daughtrey, Horticulture Research Lab, Cornell University

INDUSTRY NEEDS ADDRESSED

Powdery Mildew can occur very quickly, with little warning, and can destroy floriculture crops.  Growers need to know the environmental conditions that can trigger this disease, fungicide rotation choices and spray intervals to reduce development of resistance in the pathogen, and cultivar susceptibility to stop disease outbreaks and improve crop quality.

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