Evidence that climate change will impact the ecology and evolution of individual plant
species is growing. However, little, as yet, is known about how climate change will affect …

In an era of climate change and global trade, forests sustainability is endangered by several
biotic threats. Pine pitch canker (PPC), caused by Fusarium circinatum, is one of the most …

Native wild yeasts from forest ecosystems represent an interesting potential source of
biocontrol organisms in synergy with disease-tolerant forest materials. Yeasts have a …

Fusarium circinatum is an introduced fungal pathogen extended to the northern regions of
Spain that causes Pine Pitch Canker (PPC) disease. In this work, we analyzed the …

Pitch canker caused by the fungus Fusarium circinatum is a damaging disease that affects
pines in Europe, South Africa, and North America in both the southeast and west coast of the …

A conceptual framework for climate involvement in forest tree diseases was applied to seven
examples to demonstrate its suitability for different disease types: cases where climate …

The capacity to form biofilms is a common trait among many microorganisms present on
Earth. In this study, we demonstrate for the first time that the fatal pine pitch canker agent …

According to the EU plant health law, all Member States must carry out annual surveys for
priority pests and emergency measure pests. However, surveys are not required for pests …