The establishment of safe and effective methods for controlling fungal diseases is an urgent
issue in agriculture and forestry. Fungicide research has provided a wide range of products …

Phytophthora cinnamomi is a soil-borne plant pathogen of global significance, threatening
many forest tree species around the world. In contrast to other well-known tree pathogens, P …

Phosphonic acid‐based fungicides, also referred to as phosphonates, have been used
extensively as crop protectants in horticulture since the late 1970s, and more recently in …

Forest decline induced by Phytophthora is a global phenomenon that affects many tree
species. In central Europe, the health of Quercus robur has been declining due to various …

Seed-borne pathogens reduce the quality and cause infections at various growth stages of
horticultural crops. Some of the best-known are fungi of genus Alternaria, that cause …

The Phytophthora genus is composed, mainly, of plant pathogens. This genus belongs to
the Oomycete class, also known as “pseudo-fungi”, within the Chromista Kingdom …

Holm oak populations have deteriorated drastically due to oak decline syndrome. The first
objective of the present study was to investigate the use of axillary budding and somatic …

Holm oak (Quercus ilex) is one of the most widely distributed tree species in the
Mediterranean basin. High mortality rates have been observed in holm oak populations in …

Over 200,000 ha of citrus are grown in Vietnam, and many orchards have been impacted by
Phytophthora disease, leading to tree decline and death. Phytophthora palmivora has …

Drought has been assumed as a predisposing factor in the decline caused by Phytophthora
cinnamomi on Mediterranean Quercus forests, enhancing cork oak susceptibility to the root …