Pistachio (Pistacia vera) is an important crop in Italy, traditionally cultivated in Sicily
(southern Italy) for several decades now. In recent years, new orchards have been planted …

Two empirical models to predict infection events were evaluated for control of
Botryosphaeria panicle and shoot blight, caused by a Fusicoccum sp., as well as the …

Eighty-six isolates of Botryosphaeria dothidea, the causal agent of Botryosphaeria panicle
and shoot blight of pistachio, were collected from pistachio and other plant hosts in …

Spatiotemporal changes in the population structure of Botryosphaeria dothidea, causal
agent of panicle and shoot blight of pistachio, were analyzed by using microsatellite-primed …

During the year 2015 and 2016, we surveyed the main pistachio growing counties in
California to assess the health of pistachio trees and investigate the occurrence of canker …

Genetic diversity was investigated among California populations of Botryosphaeria
dothidea, causal agent of Botryosphaeria panicle and shoot blight of pistachio, with random …

Pistachio is one of the most widely cultivated nut crops in California, with approximately
115,000 ha of bearing pistachio trees. In recent years, several orchards were identified, with …

Outbreaks of epicarp lesion (EL) symptoms were detected soon after fruit set (approximately
mid-April) in several pistachio (Pistacia vera L.) orchards located in the Sacramento and San …

The optimum temperatures for growth of Botryosphaeria dothidea, the cause of
Botryosphaeria panicle and shoot blight of pistachio, were 27–30 C on potato-dextrose agar …

The effects of water potential (Ψ) on spore germination, germ tube elongation, mycelial
growth of Botryosphaeria dothidea, and development of Botryosphaeria blight of pistachio …