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The removal of fungal spores, urediniospores ofMelampsora medusae and conidia ofPestalozzia sp., from the leaf surfaces ofPopulus xeuramericana (Dode) Guinier cv. I-488 was assessed using three cultural techniques conventionally employed in phylloplane studies. The method of removal and the original density of spore deposition, but not the interaction of these factors, were significant determinants of variability in spore removal. Irrespective of the original density of deposition, the leaf print method was the most, and the leaf washing technique the least, efficient means of spore removal from the leaf surface. Factors which could contribute to this difference in efficiency are discussed.
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Wickremasinghe, U.K., Heather, W.A. & Griffin, D.M. Comparative study of methods for the quantification of fungal spores at the leaf surfaces ofPopulus xeuramericana . Plant Soil 85, 447–449 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02220201
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