The bark beetle Ips acuminatus is an important pest in pine-dominated forests of Eurasia.
Recently, the frequency of I. acuminatus outbreaks and mortality of host trees have …

The opportunistic pathogen Sphaeropsis sapinea (≡ Diplodia sapinea) is one of the most
severe pathogens in Scots pine, causing the disease Diplodia tip blight on coniferous tree …

Bacillus pumilus is widely used as a biocontrol agent. To further develop the biological
control potential of B. pumilus LYMC-3 against pine blight, a statistical experimental design …

Increased drought combined with emerging pathogens poses an increased threat to forest
health. This is attributable to the unpredictable behaviour of forest pathosystems, which can …

The mycobiome, comprising fungi inhabiting plants, potentially plays a crucial role in tree
health and survival amidst environmental stressors like climate change and pathogenic …

Native wild yeasts from forest ecosystems represent an interesting potential source of
biocontrol organisms in synergy with disease-tolerant forest materials. Yeasts have a …

While assessing the filamentous fungi associated with woody tissues of stem collar rots,
necroses, and lesions of European ash trees (Fraxinus excelsior) presenting symptoms of …

The virulence of 15 endophytic and pathogenic Sphaeropsis sapinea strains was tested
towards Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris). Two‐thirds of the strains had been isolated from Scots …

Diplodia shoot blight is an emergent forest disease in Europe caused by Diplodia sapinea.
The short-term impacts of the pathogen on tree physiology are well known, but its capacity to …

The cultivation of açai palm, which yields tasteful and nutritional fruits, has been stimulated
by the high commercial values of açai pulps; however, the occurrence of anthracnose (a …