Complex sentence: Environmental cues, such as cool moist weather in the early spring, cause conidia to be released from pycnidia in sticky masses, and the conidia are then spread via wind or water splashes.
Split into simpler sentences: Environmental cues, such as cool moist weather in the early spring, cause conidia to be released from pycnidia in sticky masses. The conidia are then spread via wind or water splashes.