Sclerotinia minor Jagger is the causal agent of Sclerotinia blight, a highly destructive
disease of peanut (Arachis hypogaea). Based on evidence that oxalic acid is involved in the …

The choice of detection method for phytopathogens can be critically important in determining
the success or failure of pest regulation systems. We present an assay for Phytophthora …

Diseases of Edible Oilseed Crops presents an unprecedentedly thorough collection of
information on the diseases of cultivated annual oilseed crops, including peanut, rapeseed …

Peanut smut, caused by Thecaphora frezii, increased its incidence and prevalence in the
main growing region of Argentina in the last decade becoming the main peanut disease …

Sclerotinia blight, caused by Sclerotinia minor, is an important disease of peanut in North
Carolina. The effectiveness of Coniothyrium minitans, a mycoparasite of sclerotia of …

Peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) is an important crop grown around the world but lacks genetic
resistance to many biotic and abiotic stresses. However, these traits can be found in the wild …

In 2001, entries from the peanut core collection, a subset of the USDA peanut germplasm
collection, were planted in non-replicated plots in a field with a history of Sclerotinia blight …

ABSTRACT A sclerotia-forming fungus was isolated from a peanut field in eastern New
Mexico, where Valencia peanut is grown. The isolated fungus was typified by its darkly …

Sclerotinia sclerotiorum infects a broad range of plant hosts, and is typically identified by the
production of white mycelium and black sclerotia on infected plants and culture. Isolates of …

In order to explore the pathogenicity variation of Sclerotium rolfsii affecting peanut, 39 strains
collected from different geographical locations were tested on peanut plants (cut stems and …