Second, the wind plays a large part in local ascospore dissemination.    From Wordnik.com.  [Northern Nut Growers Association, Report of the Proceedings at the Third Annual Meeting Lancaster, Pennsylvania, December 18 and 19, 1912] Reference

There is a winter spore stage, or technically, the ascospore stage, which comes, as.    From Wordnik.com.  [Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Second Annual Meeting Ithaca, New York, December 14 and 15, 1911] Reference

First, the prolific ascospore stage is very important in causing the spread of the blight, the spores at this stage being forcibly ejected from the pustules and borne through the air for some distance.    From Wordnik.com.  [Northern Nut Growers Association, Report of the Proceedings at the Third Annual Meeting Lancaster, Pennsylvania, December 18 and 19, 1912] Reference

With dry soils inhibiting germination of sclerotia, and the survival of apothecia, ascospore release should have been low.    From Wordnik.com.  [FWi - All News] Reference

Note the absence of ascospore formation.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Elements of Bacteriological Technique A Laboratory Guide for Medical, Dental, and Technical Students. Second Edition Rewritten and Enlarged.] Reference