Fungal diseases have a significant negative impact on strawberry yield. Their detection and differentiation using hyperspectral measurements is possible alternative to traditional methods. In this study, leaves infected with Ramularia Tulasnei, Marssonina potentillae Dendrophoma obscurans visible symptoms of the disease were used for analysis. The reflection spectrum was recorded Photonfocus ca...

1. Reproductive behaviour is routinely studied with a view towards characterizing how an animal responds to variation in resource abundance and quality. This characterization is less commonly made with respect to reproductive physiology. 2. In the Walnut-infesting Fly, Rhagoletis juglandis , ovarian development is cued by the presence of the host fruit resource. In this study, I examined how ov...

For over 30 years, attempts have been made to determine when to begin treating for walnut blight, Xanthomonas campestris pv. juglandis. Past trial results have always indicated that the best time to begin treating was just before significant moisture, usually in the form of rain, occurred. Without some control over the amount of moisture present, the time to begin treating could not be tied to ...