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Selected References

Christ, B.J. and S.A. Maczuga. 1989. The effect of fungicide schedules and inoculum levels on early blight severity and yield of potato. Plant Dis. 73: 695-698.

Gleason, M.L., A. A. MacNab, R.E. Pitblado, M.D. Ricker, D.A. East, and R.X. Latin. 1995. Disease warning systems for processing tomatoes in eastern North America: Are we there yet? Plant Dis. 79: 113-121.

Holley, J.D., R. Hall, and G. Hofstra. 1985. Effects of cultivar resistance, leaf wetness duration and temperature on rate of development of potato early blight. Can. J. Plant Sci. 65: 179-184.

Stevenson, W.R., R. Loria, G.D. Franc, and D.P. Weingartner. 2001. Compendium of Potato Diseases. Second Edition. APS Press, St. Paul, MN.

Jones, J.B., J.P. Jones, R.E. Stall, and T.A.Zitter. 1991 Compendium of Tomato Diseases. APS Press, St. Paul, MN.

Madden, L., S.P. Pennypacker, and A.A. MacNab. 1978. FAST, a forecast system for Alternaria solani on tomato. Phytopathology 68: 1354-1358.,

Pscheidt, J.W. and W.R. Stevenson. 1986. Early blight of potato and tomato: A literature review. University of Wisconsin, Cooperative Extension Service Publication No. R3376.

Pscheidt, J.W. and W.R. Stevenson. 1988. The critical period for control of early blight (Alternaria solani) of potato. Am. Potato J. 65: 425-438.

Rotem, J. 1994. The Genus Alternaria: Biology, Epidemiology and Pathogenicity. APS Press, St. Paul, MN.

Stevenson, W.R. 1993. Management of early blight and late blight. Pages 141 -147. In Potato Health Management. Rowe, R.C. (ed), APS Press, St. Paul, MN.

Soltanpour, P.N. and M.D. Harrison. 1974. Interrelations between nitrogen and phosphorus fertilization and early blight control of potatoes. Am. Potato J. 51: 1-7.

Vloutoglou, I and S.N. Kalogerakis. 2000. Effects of inoculum concentration, wetness duration and plant age on development of early blight (Alternaria solani) and on shedding of leaves in tomato plants. Plant Path. 49: 339-345.

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