Wood decay caused primarily by Fomitiporia mediterranea is considered to be an emerging
disease for citrus and olive trees in Mediterranean countries. The pathogen cannot be …

In recent years a serious disease of citrus (the orange cv. Washington navel, lemon and the
common mandarin grafted on sour orange rootstocks) has been observed in southern Greek …

For about a decade, olive groves in Apulia (Southern Italy) have been progressively
destroyed by Olive Quick Decline Syndrome (OQDS), a disease caused by the bacterium …

Over two consecutive seasons, 16 olive orchards with trees exhibiting dieback symptoms on
branches were surveyed in southern Spain. The six dominant fungal species recovered …

Evaluation of the incidence of the leaf spot disease caused by the biotrophic pathogen
Fusicladium oleagineum on two olive cultivars (Olea europaea L.) was carried out during six …

Slow decline was observed in five mature and unmanaged hazelnut orchards in central Italy.
Trees were trained into multi-branch bushes, and declining trees showed sparse crowns …

A two-year survey was conducted to identify fungi associated with wood decay in a range of
tree species and grapevine. Fifty-eight fungal strains isolated from plants of 18 species …

Forty five descendants from a crossing between olive cultivar Picholine de Languedoc and
the local cultivar Meski were evaluated for their susceptibility to olive leaf spot (Fusicladium …

A recent olive trunk disease survey performed in the Western Cape Province, South Africa,
identified several fungi associated with olive trunk disease symptoms, including species of …

In the last years, the spread of wilt and dieback diseases in olive trees (Olea europaea),
caused by the soilborne pathogens, has often been related to intensive modern farming of …