Dj. Vakalounakis et al., SPECIES SPECTRUM, HOST-RANGE AND DISTRIBUTION OF POWDERY MILDEWS ON CUCURBITACEAE IN CRETE, Plant Pathology, 43(5), 1994, pp. 813-818
Examination of mycelial and conidial features of 436 samples of cucurb
it powdery mildews in Crete during 1991-92 revealed the presence of th
ree species: Erysiphe sp., Sphaerotheca fusca and Leveillula taurica.
S. fusca predominated both in the field and in the greenhouse. Charact
eristics of the three pathogens are compared.