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