Tag Archives: Pathology

Miner Matters: Eric Carle revisited?

Posted on 2014/05/08 by Waheed

After reading Fay’s blog on the holm oak (Quercus ilex) under attack, I – like you – was in a better position to look for and recognise leaf-mining beasties on campus. What better way to follow her blog than to … Continue reading →

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Dark times for powdery mildew

Posted on 2013/12/14 by Oliver Ellingham

Winter is here and with it we have left behind my dear biotrophic fungus, the powdery mildew (PM). Requiring plant material to source nutrients to grow and reproduce means that with the dropping of leaves, characteristic of ‘Fall’, PMs must … Continue reading →

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Powdery mildew phenology; it will be back!

Posted on 2013/12/13 by Oliver Ellingham

Over the next few months I will be bringing you up to speed with the, increasingly specific, workings of powdery mildews (PMs) (Erysiphales) present on the University of Reading, Whiteknights, campus during the past year. Records and sitings on campus … Continue reading →

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