Pitch canker, caused by the fungus Fusarium circinatum, is one of the most important
pathogens of Pinus species. Sporadic outbreaks and epidemics caused by this fungus have …

The characterization of microbial biological control agents (MBCAs) is crucial to improve
their efficacy and consistency as biopesticides. Powerful approaches to characterize …

Coniferous trees can suffer significant damage from seedling diseases caused by Fusarium
spp. and from pitch canker, which is caused by Fusarium circinatum Nirenberg & O'Donnell …

The conifers are a diverse and ancient group of seed plants of monophyletic origin that
arose more than 300 million years ago (Rothwell and Scheckler 1988). They are uniformly …

Biological invasions, resulting from deliberate and unintentional species transfers of insects,
fungal and oomycete organisms, are a major consequence of globalization and pose a …

Fusarium circinatum, a fungus that causes pitch canker disease, has been present in Europe
since at least 2003, when it was detected in northern Spain and found to be producing …

Fusarium circinatum is a highly virulent invasive pathogen that causes the disease
commonly known as pine pitch canker (PPC). On mature trees, the most common symptoms …

Pitch canker caused by the fungus Fusarium circinatum is an important disease affecting
pine trees in Europe and South Africa. Several countries, including China, have listed F …

The resistance to abiotic stress is increasingly recognised as being impacted by maternal
effects, given that environmental conditions experienced by parent (mother) trees affect …

Pitch canker, caused by F usarium circinatum, and D iplodia shoot blight, caused by D
iplodia pinea, are both damaging to pines (P inus spp.) grown in plantations throughout the …