Abstract
FLUCTUATIONS in the air spora have been studied in a temperate climate by Hirst1,2 and others. Less is known of the changes which occur in the tropics. The study of these changes is valuable in assisting the prediction and analysis of epidemics of plant disease due to air-borne fungi.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Similar content being viewed by others
References
Hirst, J. M., Ann. App. Biol., 39, 257 (1952).
Hirst, J. M., Trans. Brit. Myc. Soc., 36, Part 4, 375 (1953).
Keay, R. W. J., “An Outline of Nigerian Vegetation”, pp. 14–23 (Gov. Printer, Nigeria; Crown Agents, London, 1953).
Brooks, C. E. P., Quart. J. Roy. Met. Soc. London, 42 (1916); 46 (1920).
Gregory, P. H., Ann. App. Biol., 38, 357 (1951).
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
CAMMACK, R. Seasonal Changes in Three Common Constituents of the Air Spora of Southern Nigeria. Nature 176, 1270–1272 (1955). https://doi.org/10.1038/1761270b0
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/1761270b0
- Springer Nature Limited
This article is cited by
-
Variation in airborne urediniospore concentration ofMelampsoridium betulinum
Aerobiologia (1995)
-
Circadian and seasonal periodicities of some mold allergens in the atmosphere of Madras city (India)
Proceedings / Indian Academy of Sciences (1989)
-
Air-borne fungi in the air of Barcelona (Spain). IV. Various isolated genera
Mycopathologia (1980)
-
A study of fungal spore poupulations in the atmosphere of Kuwait
Mycopathologia (1976)
-
Botryodiplodia theobromae Pat. and Nigrospora sp. in the Air of a Jamaican Banana Plantation
Nature (1961)