Diversity of Botryosphaeriaceae species associated with canker and dieback of avocado (Persea americana) in Italy

A Fiorenza, G Gusella, L Vecchio, D Aiello… - Phytopathologia …, 2023 - torrossa.com
Increased branch canker and dieback were observed in commercial avocado (Persea
americana) orchards in Sicily, Italy. Surveys were conducted in 2021 and 2022 on 11 …

Current status of Botryosphaeriaceae species in Italy: Impacts on agricultural crops and forest ecosystems

D Aiello, C Bregant, A Carlucci, V Guarnaccia… - Phytopathologia …, 2023 - torrossa.com
Many fungi belonging to Botryosphaeriaceae are well-known as causal agents of diseases
in economically and ecologically important agricultural crops and forest trees. In Italy, the …

First Report of Seedling Stem Blight of Mango Caused by Neofusicoccum parvum in Italy

G Polizzi, C Di Pietro, G Gusella, AM Ismail… - Plant …, 2023 - Am Phytopath Society
Funding: Programma Ricerca di Ateneo MEDIT-ECO UNICT 2020-2022 Linea 2-University
of Catania (Italy); Innovazioni genetiche, colturali e postraccolta per la filiera del mango in …

A New Disease for Europe of Ficus microcarpa Caused by Botryosphaeriaceae Species

A Fiorenza, D Aiello, MB Costanzo, G Gusella… - Plants, 2022 - mdpi.com
The Indian laurel-leaf fig (Ficus microcarpa) is an important ornamental tree widely
distributed in the urban areas of Italy. Surveys conducted in 2019 and 2020 on several tree …

Branch canker and dieback of Meryta denhamii caused by Neofusicoccum parvum and Neoscytalidium dimidiatum in Italy

G Gusella, C Di Pietro, L Vecchio, G Campo… - … Plant Disease Notes, 2023 - Springer
A recent survey conducted in the historical botanical garden Villa Caronia, Sicily, identified
the causal organisms of branch cankers and dieback on a mature Meryta denhamii …

[PDF][PDF] Bottlebrush and Myrtle twig canker caused by Neopestalotiopsis species: an emerging canker-causing group of fungi in Italy

D Aiello, G Gusella, GR Leonardi, G Polizzi… - …, 2024 - mycokeys.pensoft.net
Pestalotioid fungi were isolated in pure culture from symptomatic plants of Callistemon
laevis, C. viminalis, Luma apiculata (marketed as “Myrtus luma”), Myrtus communis subsp …

Canker and dieback of camphor tree (Cinnamomum camphora) caused by Botryosphaeriaceae in Italy

G Gusella, C Di Pietro, GR Leonardi, D Aiello… - Journal of Plant …, 2023 - Springer
During the winter of 2022, camphor trees (Cinnamomum camphora L.) showing symptoms of
canker, wood discoloration and twig dieback were detected in a nursery located in Catania …