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Relationship of Postinoculation Humidity to Bacterial Leaf Blight Development on Soybean. B. W. Kennedy, Associate Professor, Department of Plant Pathology, University of Minnesota, St. Paul 55101; T. W. Mew, Research Assistant, Department of Plant Pathology, University of Minnesota, St. Paul 55101. Phytopathology 61:879-880. DOI: 10.1094/Phyto-61-879.

Conditions on sand benches in the greenhouse were favorable for severe bacterial leaf blight development on potted plants. Blight was consistently less severe on plants subjected to high humidity in growth chambers, lighted or unlighted humidity chambers, or plastic bags.