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 …

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 …

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

In 1990, a long-term trial was initiated by planting young apple trees, cv. Bramley's Seedling,
inoculated, at single sites in the leader shoots, with Nectria galligena. The effect of spring …

Neonectria galligena can cause European canker of apple as well as fruit rot. Healthy
unwounded fruits on potted trees of cvs Cox, Bramley and Gala were inoculated with conidia …

A series of experiments using potted plants in a glasshouse detached laterals in the
laboratory and trees in the fi eld were undertaken to study wound size and number of …

Three nurseries produced apple rootstocks (M9) and budwood (cv. Royal Gala), which they
exchanged at the end of the first year. Each nursery then budded its own budwood onto the …

European canker (Nectria galligena Bres.) is a major disease of apple in Chile, mainly
producing cankers on twigs and branches. Disease incidence over 50% has been reported …

Leaf scars of mature Red Delicious, Golden Delicious and Rome Beauty apple trees were
inoculated with N. galligena 1-30 days after removal of the abscising leaves and canker …

Fungi causing apple storage rots in the Lower Elbe region were examined for resistance
against the methyl benzi-midazole carbamate (MBC) fungicide thiophanate-methyl. In …