Most studies of Fusarium circinatum, the cause of pitch canker in pines, have focused on its
activity as a pathogen. However, recent findings indicate that this fungus can colonize roots …

Fusarium circinatum is widely regarded as a necrotrophic pathogen of pines that infects
shoot tissue through mechanical or insect‐mediated wounds, causing girdling lesions that …

The pathogenic fungus Fusarium circinatum causes pitch canker of pines. This study shows
that Monterey pine (Pinus radiata), one of the most economically important pine species in …

Six pine species or hybrids were tested for susceptibility to pitch canker caused by Fusarium
circinatum. Pinus densiflora, Pinus thunbergii, Pinus x rigitaeda (Pinus rigida× Pinus taeda) …

Fusarium circinatum can be a cause of mortality in pine seedlings but it is also possible for
infected seedlings to remain symptomless. The results of this study documented a biotrophic …

Fusarium circinatum causes pitch canker disease in a wide range of pine trees, including
Pinus radiata, with devastating economic consequences. To assess the spatial and temporal …

Two hundred Pinus muricata trees, located within a native forest near Monterey, California,
were inoculated with the pitch canker pathogen. Treated branches were removed 10–13 …

Pitch canker, caused by the fungus Fusarium circinatum, is one of the most important
pathogens of Pinus species. Sporadic outbreaks and epidemics caused by this fungus have …

Pitch canker, caused by Gibberella circinata, was discovered in California in 1986. Although
initially quite damaging to Monterey pines (Pinus radiata), the severity of pitch canker has …

Abstract Resistance of Monterey pine, Pinus radiata, to pitch canker, caused by Fusarium
circinatum, was investigated in a naturally regenerated native stand and a planted stand on …