Many members of the Oomycota genus Phytophthora cause economic and environmental
impact diseases in nurseries, horticulture, forest, and natural ecosystems and many are of …

This review assesses possible reasons for the discrepancy between the high numbers of
Phytophthora species and putative new species isolated from environmental samples using …

During 25 surveys of global Phytophthora diversity, conducted between 1998 and 2020, 43
new species were detected in natural ecosystems and, occasionally, in nurseries and …

The addition of nanoparticles has been reported to be an effective strategy for enhancing
seed germination, but the underlying mechanisms whereby this occurs are unclear. In the …

The global diversity of fungi has been estimated between 2 to 11 million species, of which
only about 155 000 have been named. Most fungi are invisible to the unaided eye, but they …

Common Alder (Alnus glutinosa (L.) Gaertn.) is a tree species native to Ireland and Europe
with high economic and ecological importance. The presence of Alder has many benefits …

New and emerging Phytophthora-related diseases in small trees, shrubs and herbaceous
plants typical of subalpine vegetation have recently been observed in Italy and Slovenia …

Many oomycetes are important plant pathogens that cause devastating diseases in
agricultural fields, orchards, urban areas, and natural ecosystems. Limitations and difficulties …

Climate shapes the distribution of plant-associated microbes such as mycorrhizal and
endophytic fungi. However, the role of climate in plant pathogen community assembly is less …

A dieback was observed on three-year-old pot-grown plants of Cycas revoluta in Sicily
(Italy). Symptoms, including stunting, yellowing and blight of the leaf crown, root rot and …