Abstract
Unprecedented hot and dry spells occurred all over Israel for six days, from May 16 to May 21, 2020. Maximal air temperature reached 46.5 °C and minimal relative humidity reached 10%. The total number of hours with temperature of ≥40 °C was 45 and 41 in the coastal plain and the Judean mountains foothills, respectively. The downy mildew pathogens of cucumber and grapevine survived this extreme event, showing a rapid revival in nature soon after the heat wave. The current isolates of these oomycetes seem to be more tolerant to heat compared to the isolates of the previous century.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 699-703 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Phytoparasitica |
Volume | 48 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 Nov 2020 |
Bibliographical note
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Keywords
- Climate change
- Cucumber
- Fungi
- Global warming
- Grapevine
- Oomycetes
- Peronosporales
- Plant disease
- Plant pathogen
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Plant Science
- Insect Science