Disease Losses in Carnations Infected withGibberella zeae

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Abstract
Three crops of carnations [Dianthus caryophyllus] were grown under conditions similar to those in commercial greenhouses. Young plants were inoculated with conidial suspensions of G. zeae when pinched, and typical symptoms of Fusarium [graminearum] stem rot developed. Flowers were cut as in a commercial crop. Infection by G. zeae significantly reduced the number of flowers and their quality, based on a standard grading system for carnations. Inoculated plants required as much as 2 wk longer than noninoculated plants to produce a flower crop.

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