Current control strategies for the major apple disease European canker (EC) are laborious
and expensive, and often do not prevent progression of the disease, which can lead to loss …

Background European canker, caused by the fungal pathogen Neonectria ditissima, is an
economically damaging disease in apple producing regions of the world–especially in areas …

Abstract Resistance to European canker (Neonectria ditissima) in apple is currently one of
the most important breeding targets for commercial production in Sweden. Previous …

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

Neonectria ditissima (formerly Neonectria galligena, anamorph Cylindrocarpon
heteronema) is the causal agent of fruit tree canker, which is regarded as a serious …

To develop a fast phenotyping method for European canker resistance of apple, detached-
shoot assays were compared with whole-tree phenotyping methods. Disease incidence and …

L. Garkava-Gustavsson 1, 2, A. Zborowska 2, J. Sehic 1, M. Rur 3, H. Nybom 1, J.-E. Englund
4, M. Lateur 5, E. Van de Weg 6 and A. Holefors 2 1 Swedish University of Agricultural …

Fruit tree canker in apple, caused by the fungus Neonectria ditissima, is considered as a
serious economic problem in apple orchards, especially in northwestern Europe. This …

European fruit tree canker, caused by Neonectria ditissima, is an important disease of pome
fruit worldwide. Apple cultivars differ in their levels of susceptibility to N. ditissima. In order to …

European canker is caused by the fungus Neonectria ditissima (Neonectria galligena,
formerly Nectria galligena). The disease causes significant losses to apple production in …