A survey was conducted during 2015 and 2016 in pistachio orchards throughout the San
Joaquin Valley of California to investigate the occurrence of canker diseases and identify the …

Botryosphaeria panicle and shoot blight was considered as one of the single greatest
threats to the California pistachio industry in the last two decades. A large number of fungi …

Nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assays were developed based on microsatellite
regions for detection of Monilinia fructicola, the causal agent of brown rot of stone fruits, and …

Citrus trees with cankers and dieback symptoms were observed in Bushehr (Bushehr
province, Iran). Isolations were made from diseased cankers and branches. Recovered …

Botryosphaeriaceae species are pathogens of apple and many other woody hosts
worldwide. In this study, 34 apple orchards belonging to 22 farmers located in the south of …

During the study of fungal trunk pathogens associated with urban trees decline in Shiraz
(Iran), a serious decline of willow and poplar trees was observed. Therefore, an investigation …

Pistachio (Pistacia vera) is an important crop in Italy, traditionally cultivated in Sicily
(southern Italy) for several decades now. In recent years, new orchards have been planted …

Fungi in the Botryosphaeriaceae family cause dieback, fruit rots, and stem cankers in many
tropical fruit trees. To identify which species of Botryosphaeriaceae were present in tropical …

Over the growing seasons of 2011–2013, various pistachio (Pistacia vera L.) cv. Fandoghi,
and wild pistachio (P. atlantica Desf. subsp. mutica) trees were inspected in Iran to …

One negative consequence of international trade of agricultural commodities is the
inadvertent global spread of crop diseases. Yam (Dioscorea spp.) is a staple food crop in …