Botryosphaeria panicle and shoot blight of pistachio, caused by the ascomycete
Botryosphaeria dothidea, was first reported in California in 1984 in several orchards in Butte …

A panicle and shoot blight disease caused by Botryosphaeria dothidea is reported for the
first time on pistachio in California. The disease was prevalent in northern counties (Butte …

ABSTRACT A study was conducted in four commercial pistachio orchards to monitor the
presence and pattern of external contamination and latent infections of buds by …

In the summers of 2000 and 2001, shoot blight was observed in pistachios (Pistacia vera L.)
grown in Kern County, California. Black, necrotic lesions developed at the base of shoots …

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 …

Experiments were conducted between 1999 and 2001 to monitor the presence of
propagules of Botryosphaeria dothidea and frequencies of latent infections on pistachio …

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

Botryosphaeria panicle and shoot blight of pistachio caused by the fungus Botryosphaeria
dothidea is favored by high temperatures, 80° to 85° F, and wetness periods longer than 12 …

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

To design a disease-control management approach, release of pycnidiospores of
Botryosphaeria dothidea from infected pistachio was studied in both laboratory and field. In …