In the context of climate change, the effects of prolonged or more severe droughts on pest
and pathogen damage are a major concern for forest ecosystems. To date, there is great …

The type specimens of Auerswaldia, Auerswaldiella, Barriopsis, Botryosphaeria,
Leptoguignardia, Melanops, Neodeightonia, Phaeobotryon, Phaeobotryosphaeria …

We studied the distribution of fungal endophytes of grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.) plants in a
subalpine area of northern Italy, where viticulture is of high economic relevance. We …

Apple ring rot and Botryosphaeria canker are severe diseases affecting apple production in
China, but there is confusion regarding which pathogens cause these diseases and their …

Lasiodiplodia theobromae is a plurivorous pathogen of tropical and subtropical woody and
fruit trees. In 2010, an investigation of mango plantations in Egypt resulted in the isolation of …

Insect association with fungi has a long history. Theories dealing with the evolution of insect
herbivory indicate that insects used microbes including fungi as their principal food materials …

Diplodia species are known as pathogens on many woody hosts, including fruit trees,
worldwide. In this study a collection of Diplodia isolates obtained mostly from apple and …

BACKGROUND: A range of botryosphaeriaceous species can cause dieback and cankers in
grapevines; however, different species most commonly affect the grapevines in different …

The diversity and biological activities of the endophytic fungi associated with the Brazilian
medicinal plant Stryphnodendron adstringens were studied. A total of 320 fungal isolates …

Leptoglossus occidentalis, an insect native to North America, was inadvertently introduced
into Italy about 1999. The insect damages the cones of conifer trees, especially Pinus pinea …