Tob. Sci., 1971, 15-07, p. 17-20, ISSN.0082-4623
Brown spot damage and flue-cured tobacco quality. I. Yellowing time and temperature effects on brown spot infected tobacco during flue-curing
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina USA; Crops Research Division, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Oxford, North Carolina USA
Brown spot damage caused by Alternaria tenuis increased during the yellowing phase of the flue-curing process. Increase in lesion number and in lesion area were influenced by duration and temperature of the yellowing period. The increase in lesion...