Monitoring spore dispersal and early infections of Diplocarpon coronariae causing apple blotch using spore traps and a new qPCR method
C. Boutry, A. Bohr, S. Buchleither, M. Ludwig, T. Oberhänsli, L. Tamm, H.-J. Schärer, P. C. Flury
The paper develops a qPCR method to monitor spore dispersal and early infections of Diplocarpon coronariae in apple orchards, revealing overwintering habitats and dispersal timing.
bioRxiv · Jul 25, 2021Microbiology