The ascomycete Cryphonectria cubensis causes severe losses in Eucalyptus plantations in
South Africa and selection programmes for disease tolerance are necessary. The aim of this …

Eucalyptus spp. are planted in many parts of the world for the production of timber and pulp,
and in South Africa, they form a major component of the forestry industry. The canker …

Cryphonectria cubensis causes a destructive canker disease of Eucalyptus species.
Management of this disease is primarily through breeding and selection of disease resistant …

Artificial inoculation of rooted Eucalyptus grandis cuttings with Cryphonectria cubensis in the
glasshouse showed that significant differences exist in the susceptibility of various …

Cryphonectria canker caused by Cryphonectria cubensis is one of the most destructive
diseases of Eucalyptus plantations in South Africa. To implement a meaningful management …

The presence of the Eucalyptus canker pathogen Cryphonectria cubensis in South Africa is
of concern to the local forestry industry. Quantification of the virulence of this fungus through …

During country‐wide surveys of Eucalyptus plantations for Cryphonectria canker, cankers
distinctly different from those usually associated with Cryphonectria cubensis were …

Cryphonectria cubensis is an economically important pathogen of commercial Eucalyptus
spp. Differences have been reported for disease symptoms associated with Cryphonectria …

Variability in virulence were detected among geographic isolates of Cryphonectria. cubensis
(Bruner) Hodges. Inoculation studies of isolates, originally cultured from Brazil, Africa and …

Twenty‐five different Eucalyptus grandis clones were artificially wounded and inoculated
with a virulent isolate of Cryphonectria cubensis. The capacity of wounds to close through …