Publications

comparative survival of sclerotia of sclerotinia minor and s. sclerotiorum.	survival of sclerotia of sclerotinia minor and s. sclerotiorum was compared in irrigated fields during the summer in two major lettuce production areas in california. more than 50% sclerotia of s. sclerotiorum compared with 4 and 35% of s. minor remained viable after 24 weeks of burial at 15 and 5 cm depths, respectively, in the san joaquin valley while >80% of sclerotia survived in the salinas valley for both species. the results explain in part the lower infections from s. minor in the san joa ...	2008	18944289
impact of consumer-driven changes to crop production practices on lettuce drop caused by sclerotinia sclerotiorum and s. minor.	increasing demands for value-added salad products have triggered revolutionary changes in the production practices of vegetable salad crops in recent years. one of the pivotal changes is the adaptation of 2-m-wide beds for increased vegetable biomass per unit area. the move away from the traditional 1-m-wide raised beds in cool-season vegetable production and the associated irrigation practices potentially can have a major influence on diseases affecting cool-season vegetables. to assess the pot ...	2011	21043579