The plant microbiomes play important role in plant growth promotion and soil fertility for
sustainable agriculture. Plant and soil are valuable natural resource harbouring hotspots of …

Mango, banana, papaya, pineapple, and avocado are categorized as major tropical fruits
grown for local consumption, export, and sources of income to the growers. These fruit crops …

The phyllosphere referred to the total aerial plant surfaces (above-ground portions), as
habitat for microorganisms. Microorganisms establish compositionally complex communities …

Branch cankers and stem-end rot are two of the most important threats to avocado
production. During the autumn of 2013, sampling was conducted in the main avocado …

Shot hole borer (SHB)-Fusarium dieback (FD) is a new pest-disease complex affecting
numerous tree species in California and is vectored by two distinct, but related ambrosia …

Members of the Botryosphaeriaceae family are known to cause Bot gummosis on many
woody plants worldwide. To identify pathogens associated with Bot gummosis on citrus in …

Several species of the Botryosphaeriaceae family have been associated with branch canker,
dieback, and stem end rot in avocado (Persea americana Mill.). In Chile, the incidence of …

Avocados (Persea americana) are a fruit, whose shelf‐life is jeopardized by rapid ripening
and fungal diseases, which heighten the necessity for postharvest treatments. The use of …

Losses associated with stem end rot (SER) of avocado fruits have been reported in all
avocado growing regions of the world. In Kenya, mature avocado fruits present SER …

Anthracnose disease of avocado contributes to a huge loss of avocado fruits due to
postharvest rot in Kenya. The causal agent of this disease has not been clear but presumed …