“…Whilst the process of infection by P. herpotrichoides on wheat has been studied in detail (Defosse & Dekegel, 1974;Fehrmann & Mendgen, 1975;Khan et al, 1986), there has been little work to establish the optimum and range of conditions under which infection occurs. In experiments in controlled-environment rooms and glasshouses, inoculated plants have developed lesions at temperatures from 6 to 18 C (Lange-de la Camp, 1966bCamp, , 1967Scott, 1971;Bateman & Taylor, 1976a, 1976bHiggins & Fitt, 1985a, 1985b, which implies that infection can take place over this range.…”