Sphaerotheca fuliginea (Schlect.) Poll, and Erysiphe cichoracearum DC. causing powdery mildews in Libya

Abstract

The identity of the powdery mildew pathogens on different cucurbits cultivated outdoors and indoors in different parts of Libya was investigated. Sphaerotheca fuliginea was found to be predominant in outdoor and indoor cultivation s in the different areas surveyed. Erysiphe cichoracearum was found infecting cucumber in several indoor cultivations in Benghazi.