Ing, B., 1990, An Introduction to British Powdery Mildews

Author

Ing, B.

Year

1990

Title

An Introduction to British Powdery Mildews

Type

Paper

How Complete

All the British species known at the time

Source

Mycologist Vol 4 (1) et seq.

Illustrations

A few line drawings of microscopy

Review (by Malcolm Storey)

A series of papers in "The Mycologist":

Vol 4(1), 46-48 Part 1: Checklist.

Vol 4(2), 88-90 Part 2: Host Index (A-B)

Vol 4(3), 125-128 Part 3: Host Index (C-G)

Vol 4(4), 172-177 Part 4: Host Index (H-S)

Vol 5(1), 24-27 Part 5: Host Index (S-end) & House Plants

Vol 5(2), 61-67 Part 6: Key to genera and species.

Vol 5(3), 156-157 Part 7: Conidial characters and species pairs on the same or closely related hosts.

An introduction to this very common group of plant pathogens. A checklist is followed by hosts lists and keys.

Errata, Corrigenda & Comments

Part 6, Key to Genera, couplet 8: 1st alternative should read "Appendages simple to branched," (delete "2-")

Examine

Compound Microscope

Specimen Preparation

Microscopy of conidia and cleistothecia often needed.

Identification difficulty

Mostly straightforward if the identity of the host is known.