Stone fruit is attacked by various pathogens, of which brown rot disease is one of the
important diseases. There are three Monilinia species mainly responsible for the brown rot …

The peach is one of the most important global tree crops within the economically important
Rosaceae family. The crop is threatened by numerous pests and diseases, especially fungal …

This new edition of the universally acclaimed and widely-used textbook on fungal biology
has been completely re-written, drawing directly on the authors' research and teaching …

Focusing on the great variety of research being done in the field of postharvest pathology,
this volume presents a collection of topics concerning the diseases of harvested fruits and …

Ultraviolet light and heat treatment are proposed as alternative techniques for the use of
chemicals to reduce the development of the spoilage fungi Botrytis cinerea and Monilinia …

Monilinia species are among the most devastating fungi worldwide as they cause brown rot
and blossom blight on fruit trees. To understand the molecular bases of their pathogenic …

Monilinia spp. causing brown rot are fungal pathogens producing severe losses in
worldwide stone fruit production, with high economic relevance (M€ 1.7/year). There are …

In the last years, our research has focused on the study of brown rot on stone fruit caused by
Monilinia spp. in the 'Valle del Ebro'(Spain). The epidemiology of this disease was …

Seventeen field surveys were done in four commercial orchards during six consecutive fruit-
growing seasons from 2006 until 2011 in order to determine the current frequencies of …

Nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assays were developed based on microsatellite
regions for detection of Monilinia fructicola, the causal agent of brown rot of stone fruits, and …