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Sclerotinia trifoliorum (rot of clover )
Sclerotinia trifoliorum
rot of clover
Sclerotinia ciborioide, Sclerotinia trifoliorum var. trifoliorum
Asia: China, India; Europe: UK; North America: USA.
MS, OH
2024-10-03
fungus
Mexico
alfalfa, clover, pea
SCLETR
Sclerotinia trifoliorum is a soil pathogen with forage legumes. It thrives in humid, damp environments.
2 Known Hosts
Medicago sativa
alfalfa
No
SCLETR-3,RICH ISTA
Some old references implied that seed may be a pathway, but no evidence was reported. Seed is a pathway in clover and it maybe inferred that alfalfa seed is also a pathway. References above only list clover seed as a potential pathway.
SCLETR-3
Adams, P.B. and Ayers, W.A., 1979. Ecology of Sclerotinia species. Phytopathology, 69:896-899.
RICH ISTA
Richardson, MJ. 1990. An Annotated List of Seedborne Diseases. International Seed Testing Association, Zurich Switzerland.
Zea mays
corn
No
CABI CPC,ISHI-ISF
Seed is not known to be a pathway.
CABI CPC
Crop Protection Compendium. Wallingford, UK: CAB International. www.cabi.org/cpc.
ISHI-ISF
ISHI Seed Health Test Methods - https://worldseed.org/resources/ishi-methods/
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