In some commercial olive groves of Apulia (southern Italy) the occurrence of two new rots of
olive fruits (Olea europea L.) was recorded in 1997-2000. The first type of rot was observed …

A survey aimed at determining both the diffusion of root and crown rot in commercial
orchards and the Phytophthora species associated to these diseases in olives was carried …

Olive (Olea europea L.) is grown on about 154,000 ha in Sicily (southern Italy). In the
summer of 1999, a few 3-year-old olive trees with decline symptoms were observed in a …

In summer 1999, young trees of olive cv. Carolea showing decline symptoms were observed
in young commercial plantations in Calabria (Southern Italy). This syndrome was associated …

A severe olive decline of unknown aetiology is currently under investigation in
Apulia,(southern Italy). The decline affects mainly aged trees (100 years or older) growing in …

Several species of the genus Phytophthora are associated with root rot and trunk cankers in
olive trees (Olea europaea L.). Among them, Phytophthora megasperma has been cited as …

In autumn 2018, severe decline symptoms were observed in four olive (Olea europaea L.)
groves located in the Veneto region, Italy. Declining trees displayed a range of symptoms …

Since 1999, an unusual Phytophthora species has repeatedly been found associated with
stem lesions, root and collar rot on young olive trees in Southern Italy. In all cases, this …

Reddish-brown lesions on young shoots, withering of leaves, cankers on older shoots and
shoot necrosis were observed on some olive trees in southern Croatia. The fungus Phoma …

Olive (Olea europea L.) is an economically important crop in Italy and is planted on about 1
million ha. The Apulia, Calabria, and Sicily regions of Southern Italy account for about 70 …