Claim · model-written summary
Pseudoperonospora cubensis was identified as the cause of cucumber downy mildew.
- Taxon
- cucumber
Cucumis sativuse0
- Interactor
- Pseudoperonospora cubensis
Pseudoperonospora cubensise0pathogen - Outcome
- causal organism of downy mildew diseasee0
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Verbatim
e0“Pseudoperonospora cubensis is the causal organism of downy mildew disease of either cucumber or squash”
Title
STUDIES ON DOWNY MILDEW DISEASE OF CUCURBITS AND IT'S CONTROL METHODS.
M. M Ammar; S. N Draz; H. M Awad; et al. Menoufia Journal of Plant Protection 2023. doi:10.21608/mjapam.2023.305136
Other claims from this paper (15)
- Observation Pseudoperonospora cubensis was identified as the cause of squash downy mildew.
- Intervention effect Plant extract sprays significantly reduced cucumber downy mildew infection percentage and severity.
- Intervention effect Plant extract sprays significantly increased cucumber yield.
- Observation Thuja extract was most efficient against downy mildew, followed by clove and black cumine least.
- Intervention effect Essential oils reduced cucumber downy mildew and increased yield.
- Intervention effect Essential oils reduced squash downy mildew.
- Intervention effect Essential oils increased cucumber and squash yield.
- Intervention effect Growth regulators reduced cucumber disease incidence and improved yield.
- Intervention effect Growth regulators reduced squash disease incidence and improved yield.
- Association Nitrogen dose increases raised infection percentage and disease severity.
- Intervention effect Highest potassium level gave the best yield.
- Intervention effect Cabriodio fungicide completely suppressed downy mildew incidence.
- Intervention effect Disease control methods significantly increased squash growth characteristics.
- Intervention effect Control treatments raised squash water content and transpiration.
- Intervention effect Disease control methods increased squash chlorophyll, sugar and proline.