The ascomycete Sphaeropsis sapinea is the causal agent of the Diplodia Tip Blight disease
on pines and other conifer species. This fungus has a symptomless endophytic life stage …

The aim of this study was to determine if the ascomycete fungus Sphaeropsis sapinea (Fr.)
Dyko & B. Sutton (syn. Diplodia sapinea (Fr.) Fuckel) could be cultured from surface …

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 …

Sphaeropsis sapinea is the causal fungal agent of Diplodia tip blight disease of Scots pine
(Pinus sylvestris) and other coniferous trees of relevance to forestry in Germany. In this …

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 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 …

ABSTRACT A study was conducted to determine the effects of water stress resulting from
competing vegetation on disease development of Sphaeropsis sapinea in red pine …

The fungus Sphaeropsis sapinea persists on or in stems of asymptomatic red pine (Pinus
resinosa) nursery seedlings, and proliferates to cause collar rot and mortality after planting …

Abstract Sphaeropsis sapinea (Fr.) Dyko & Sutton causes shoot blight and canker disease
throughout the world on conifers predisposed by stress. The disease is most important to …

This study documents latent infection of Austrian and Scots pine tissues by Sphaeropsis
sapinea, the causal agent of Sphaeropsis tip blight disease. Symptomless shoots from …