The discipline of plant pathology has an expanding remit requiring a multi-faceted,
interdisciplinary approach to capture the complexity of interactions for any given disease …

Background European canker, caused by Neonectria ditissima, is a disease of worldwide
importance in apple production, yet knowledge about it is limited, highly regional and …

A review of apple canker caused by Neonectria ditissima is presented for Northwestern
Europe with a focus on the Lower Elbe region (Northern Germany). Whereas conidia …

Fungal storage rots like blue mould, grey mould, bull's eye rot, bitter rot and brown rot
destroy large amounts of the harvested apple crop around the world. Application of …

Apple canker caused by the phytopathogenic fungus Neonectria ditissima is an
economically important disease, which has spread in recent years to almost all pome …

Filamentous fungi associated with woody tissues of European Beech (Fagus sylvatica) and
isolated from diseased trees and healthy trees were examined in relation to their impact on …

Months of the year with high risk of European canker (Neonectria galligena) development in
areas of the United States, Chile, England, and Northern Ireland were determined from …

Abstract In the Lower Elbe region of Northern Germany and in other Northern European fruit
production areas, about 80% of all storage rots of apples are caused by Neofabraea alba …

The efficacy of hot-water dipping against apple storage rots caused by Neonectria galligena,
Botrytis cinerea and Penicillium expansum was examined. Pure spore suspensions as well …

The cultivated apple, Malus x domestica (syn. Malus pumila), is prone to a plethora of fungal
diseases. In this chapter, we will explore those that cause canker diseases of apple in …