The olive tree is one of the most important agricultural plants, affected by several pests and
diseases that cause a severe decline in health status leading to crop losses. Olive leaf spot …

In the last years, the spread of wilt and dieback diseases in olive trees (Olea europaea),
caused by the soilborne pathogens, has often been related to intensive modern farming of …

Venturia oleaginea and Pseudocercospora cladosporioides are two of the most important
olive fungal pathogens causing leaf spots: peacock spot, and cercosporiosis, respectively. In …

The fungal diversity associated with leaves, flowers and fruits of olive (Olea europaea) was
investigated in different phenological stages (May, June, October and December) using an …

Olive knot disease (OKD) induced by the bacterium Pseudomonas savastanoi pv.
savastanoi seriously affects olive production in the Mediterranean basin. Nowadays, the …

Olive (Olea europaea) is a crop of great agronomic, economic and cultural interest for the
Mediterranean Basin, although the increase in world demand for olive oil is expanding its …

The mitosporic fungus Spilocaea oleagina is an obligate biotroph of olive (Olea europaea)
causing a scab disease associated with leaf fall and substantial losses in production. Using …

Olive production is one of the main agricultural activities in Portugal. In the region of Trás-os-
Montes, this crop has been considerably affected by Prays oleae. In order to evaluate the …

Olive leaf spot (OLS), caused by Venturia oleaginea, is one of the most common and serious
diseases of olive trees in the Mediterranean region. Understanding the pathogen life cycle is …

Verticillium wilt is one of the most serious biotic threats for olive cultivation, the disease
being a severe problem in some traditional olive-cultivating regions within the …