[HTML][HTML] Global Geographic Distribution and Host Range of Fusarium circinatum, the Causal Agent of Pine Pitch Canker

R Drenkhan, B Ganley, J Martín-García, P Vahalík… - Forests, 2020 - mdpi.com
Fusarium circinatum, the causal agent of pine pitch canker (PPC), is currently one of the
most important threats of Pinus spp. globally. This pathogen is known in many pine-growing …

[HTML][HTML] Studying tree response to biotic stress using a multi-disciplinary approach: The pine pitch canker case study

J Amaral, L Valledor, A Alves, J Martín-García… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
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 …

The unified framework for biological invasions: a forest fungal pathogen perspective

MJ Wingfield, B Slippers, BD Wingfield, I Barnes - Biological Invasions, 2017 - Springer
Biological invasions in forests are growing in number and importance globally. The best
studied examples are those caused by plants and animals, including insects. In contrast …

[HTML][HTML] Intra-Species Genomic Variation in the Pine Pathogen Fusarium circinatum

MN Maphosa, ET Steenkamp, AM Kanzi, S Van Wyk… - Journal of Fungi, 2022 - mdpi.com
Fusarium circinatum is an important global pathogen of pine trees. Genome plasticity has
been observed in different isolates of the fungus, but no genome comparisons are available …

High diversity and clonality are hallmarks of Fusarium circinatum in South Africa

FF Fru, MJ Wingfield, J Roux, ET Steenkamp - Plant Pathology, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Pitch canker on plantation‐grown Pinus species, caused by the fungal pathogen Fusarium
circinatum, first appeared in the western and southern Cape regions of South Africa …

Susceptibility of germinating seedlings of European and Eurasian populations of Pinus sylvestris to damping‐off caused by Fusarium circinatum

S Woodward, JA Flores‐Pacheco… - Forest …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The effect of inoculation with Fusarium circinatum on survival of seed and seedlings of 19
populations of Pinus sylvestris was examined under environmentally controlled conditions …

[HTML][HTML] Sampling and Detection Strategies for the Pine Pitch Canker (PPC) Disease Pathogen Fusarium circinatum in Europe

EJ Vainio, D Bezos, H Bragança, M Cleary, G Fourie… - Forests, 2019 - mdpi.com
Fusarium circinatum Nirenberg & O'Donnel is listed among the species recommended for
regulation as quarantine pests in Europe. Over 60 Pinus species are susceptible to the …

Grasses as a refuge for Fusarium circinatum L. - evidence from South Africa

DA Herron, MJ Wingfield, FF Fru… - Southern Forests: a …, 2020 - journals.co.za
Fusarium circinatum L. is an important pathogen in countries that grow and manage Pinus
species. Approximately 50% or 600 000 ha of South Africa's commercial plantations are …

Cryptic speciation in western North America and eastern Eurasia of the pathogens responsible for laminated root rot

I Leal, MJ Bergeron, N Feau, CKM Tsui… - …, 2019 - Am Phytopath Society
Coniferiporia sulphurascens is a facultative fungal pathogen that causes laminated root rot
(LRR) in commercially important coniferous species worldwide. This fungus spreads …

Clonality and limited population diversity of Fusarium circinatum in Colombia

C Ceriani, MJ Wingfield, F Fru, S van Wyk… - Forest …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Fusarium circinatum is an important fungal pathogen of Pinus species utilized in commercial
forestry worldwide. In Colombia, it was first found on nursery plants and later in plantations …