Plant Disease magazine, February 2006 issue, Volume 90, Number 2
Selection of articles relevant to seed professionals

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FOCUS

The Latest in Plant Pathology and Nematology. Page 127. DOI: 10.1094/PD-90-0127.

FEATURE

The National Plant Diagnostic Network. J. Stack, K. Cardwell, R. Hammerschmidt, J. Byrne, R. Loria, K. Snover-Clift, W. Baldwin, G. Wisler, H. Beck, R. Bostock, C. Thomas, and E. Luke. Pages 128-136. DOI: 10.1094/PD-90-0128.

RESEARCH

Seedborne Cladosporium variabile and Stemphylium botryosum in Spinach. Pablo Hernandez-Perez and Lindsey J. du Toit. Pages 137-145. DOI: 10.1094/PD-90-0137.   Interpretive Summary.

Genetic Diversity Among Ophiosphaerella agrostis Strains Causing Dead Spot in Creeping Bentgrass. John E. Kaminski, Peter H. Dernoeden, Sue Mischke, and Nichole R. O’Neill. Pages 146-154. DOI: 10.1094/PD-90-0146.

Cellulase Activity in Isolates of Verticillium dahliae Differing in Aggressiveness. M. Novo, F. Pomar, C. Gayoso, and F. Merino. Pages 155-160. DOI: 10.1094/PD-90-0155.

Infection of Rice Seed Grown in Arkansas by Pyricularia grisea and Transmission to Seedlings in the Field. C. Guerber and D. O. TeBeest. Pages 170-176. DOI: 10.1094/PD-90-0170.

Optimization and Application of a Multiplex RT-PCR System for Simultaneous Detection of Five Potato Viruses Using 18S rRNA as an Internal Control. ZhiYou Du, JiShuang Chen, and Chuji Hiruki. Pages 185-189. DOI: 10.1094/PD-90-0185.

Major Gene Resistance to Blackleg in Brassica napus Overcome Within Three Years of Commercial Production in Southeastern Australia. S. J. Sprague, S. J. Marcroft, H. L. Hayden, and B. J. Howlett. Pages 190-198. DOI: 10.1094/PD-90-0190.

Studies on Maize streak virus and Maize mottle/chlorotic stunt virus in Lagos, Nigeria. M. A. Taiwo, J. d’A. Hughes, and K. E. Oke. Pages 199-202. DOI: 10.1094/PD-90-0199.

Incidence, Spatial Patterns, and Associations Among Viruses in Snap Bean and Alfalfa in New York. Denis A. Shah, Helene R. Dillard, Sudeshna Mazumdar-Leighton, Dennis Gonsalves, and Brian A. Nault. Pages 203-210. DOI: 10.1094/PD-90-0203.   Interpretive Summary.

Fertility and Mating Type Frequency in Indian Isolates of Sclerospora graminicola, the Downy Mildew Pathogen of Pearl Millet. B. Pushpavathi, R. P. Thakur, and K. Chandrashekara Rao. Pages 211-214. DOI: 10.1094/PD-90-0211.   Interpretive Summary.

Response of Canola Cultivars to Sclerotinia sclerotiorum in Controlled and Field Environments. C. A. Bradley, R. A. Henson, P. M. Porter, D. G. LeGare, L. E. del Río, and S. D. Khot. Pages 215-219. DOI: 10.1094/PD-90-0215.

Genetic Analysis of Partial Resistance to Powdery Mildew in Bread Wheat Line Saar. M. Lillemo, H. Skinnes, R. P. Singh, and M. van Ginkel. Pages 225-228. DOI: 10.1094/PD-90-0225.   Interpretive Summary.

Field Application of Dilophospora alopecuri to Manage Annual Ryegrass Toxicity Caused by Rathayibacter toxicus. Martin J. Barbetti and Ian T. Riley. Pages 229-232. DOI: 10.1094/PD-90-0229.

Host Resistance to Mirafiori lettuce big-vein virus and Lettuce big-vein associated virus and Virus Sequence Diversity and Frequency in California. Ryan J. Hayes, William M. Wintermantel, Patricia A. Nicely, and Edward J. Ryder. Pages 233-239. DOI: 10.1094/PD-90-0233.   Interpretive Summary.

Regional Development of Orchardgrass Choke and Estimation of Seed Yield Loss. W. F. Pfender and S. C. Alderman. Pages 240-244. DOI: 10.1094/PD-90-0240.   Interpretive Summary.

DISEASE NOTES

First Report of Bacterial Leaf Spot of Italian Dandelion (Cichorium intybus) Caused by a Pseudomonas syringae Pathovar in California. S. T. Koike and C. T. Bull. Page 245. DOI: 10.1094/PD-90-0245A.

First Report of Puccinia puta on Ipomoea carnea subsp. fistulosa from Puerto Rico. J. R. Hernández. Page 245. DOI: 10.1094/PD-90-0245C.

Molecular Characterization of a Begomovirus Associated with Tomato Leaf Curl Disease in Uganda. S. L. Shih, S. K. Green, W. S. Tsai, and C. Ssekyewa. Page 246. DOI: 10.1094/PD-90-0246A.

Southern Blight of Tall Fescue and Bluegrass Caused by Sclerotium rolfsii in Italy. G. Polizzi, A. Vitale, and I. Castello. Page 246. DOI: 10.1094/PD-90-0246B.

A New Report of Phytophthora ramorum on Rhamnus purshiana in Northern California. A. M. Vettraino, D. Hüberli, S. Swain, A. Smith, and M. Garbelotto. Page 246. DOI: 10.1094/PD-90-0246C.

Beet Root-Rot Inducing Isolates of Fusarium oxysporum from Colorado and Montana. L. E. Hanson and B. J. Jacobsen. Page 247. DOI: 10.1094/PD-90-0247A.

Molecular Characterization of Pepper yellow leaf curl Indonesia virus in Leaf Curl and Yellowing Diseased Tomato and Pepper in Indonesia. W. S. Tsai, S. L. Shih, S. K. Green, A. Rauf, S. H. Hidayat, and F.-J. Jan. Page 247. DOI: 10.1094/PD-90-0247B.

A New Phytoplasma Infecting Lettuce in Iran. M. Salehi, K. Izadpanah, and N. Nejat. Page 247. DOI: 10.1094/PD-90-0247C.

First Report of Angular Leaf Spot Caused by Phaeoisariopsis griseola on Phaseolus coccineus in Argentina. S. A. Stenglein, P. A. Balatti, O. N. Vizgarra, and L. D. Ploper. Page 248. DOI: 10.1094/PD-90-0248B.

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