Beech bark disease in North America: Over a century of research revisited

JA Cale, MT Garrison-Johnston, SA Teale… - Forest Ecology and …, 2017 - Elsevier
American beech (Fagus grandifolia) in the eastern United States and Canada has
experienced more than a century of mortality under a steady expansion of disease agents …

Infection biology as the basis of integrated control of apple canker (Neonectria ditissima) in Northern Europe

RWS Weber, J Børve - CABI Agriculture and Bioscience, 2021 - Springer
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 …

A review of propagation and restoration techniques for American beech and their current and future application in mitigation of beech bark disease

AL Myers, AJ Storer, YL Dickinson, TL Bal - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
The American beech (Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.) has been impacted by the beech bark
disease (BBD) complex throughout the northeastern United States for over 100 years, but …

Genetic mapping of the European canker (Neonectria ditissima) resistance locus Rnd1 from Malus 'Robusta 5'

VGM Bus, RWA Scheper, M Walter, RE Campbell… - Tree genetics & …, 2019 - Springer
Current control strategies for the major apple disease European canker (EC) are laborious
and expensive, and often do not prevent progression of the disease, which can lead to loss …

Identification of novel genetic regions associated with resistance to European canker in apple

A Karlström, A Gómez-Cortecero, CF Nellist… - BMC Plant …, 2022 - Springer
Background European canker, caused by the fungal pathogen Neonectria ditissima, is an
economically damaging disease in apple producing regions of the world–especially in areas …

Susceptibility of cider apple accessions to European canker—Comparison between evaluations in field planted trees and rapid screening tests

Á Delgado, B García-Fernández, A Gómez-Cortecero… - Plants, 2022 - mdpi.com
European canker, caused by Neonectria ditissima Bres., is an economically damaging
fungal disease of apple. Breeding new cultivars with a high level of resistance to European …

[HTML][HTML] Development of European apple canker on different cultivars in relation to planting time at three sites in the UK

X Xu, T Passey, L Robinson-Boyer, H Mclean… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
European apple canker, caused by Neonectria ditissima, is a damaging disease of apple in
many production regions worldwide. The pathogen infects apple trees through artificial or …

Can biological products control Neonectria ditissima picking wound and leaf scar infections in apples?

M Walter, RE Campbell, NT Amponsah… - New Zealand Plant …, 2017 - journal.nzpps.org
Neonectria ditissima is the causal agent of European canker in apple, and conidia infect
wounds in apple trees. Several commercially available chemical fungicides and biological …

How much captan is required for wound protection of Neonectria ditissima conidial infection in apple?

M Walter, DWL Manktelow, F Le Berre… - New Zealand Plant …, 2019 - journal.nzpps.org
Captan (a trichloromethyl sulfenyl fungicide) is commonly used for control of Neonectria
ditissima in apple. In New Zealand, picking and leaf scars are the main source of new …

Neonectria ditissima conidium production and release in planta

M Walter, CE Chevalier, L Turner… - New Zealand Plant …, 2018 - journal.nzpps.org
Neonectria ditissima, the causal agent of European canker in apples, conidia are available
year-round in the Tasman region of New Zealand. Spore production and release in apple …