Verticillium wilt caused by Verticillium dahliae in woody plants with emphasis on olive and shade trees

M Keykhasaber, BPHJ Thomma… - European journal of plant …, 2018 - Springer
Olive plantations and tree nurseries are economically and ecologically important agricultural
sectors. However, Verticillium wilt, caused by Verticillium dahliae Kleb., is a serious problem …

Discordant phylogenies suggest repeated host shifts in the Fusarium–Euwallacea ambrosia beetle mutualism

K O'Donnell, S Sink, R Libeskind-Hadas, J Hulcr… - Fungal Genetics and …, 2015 - Elsevier
The mutualism between xyleborine beetles in the genus Euwallacea (Coleoptera:
Curculionidae: Scolytinae) and members of the Ambrosia Fusarium Clade (AFC) represents …

Vulnerability of non-native invasive plants to novel pathogen attack: do plant traits matter?

C Fahey, A Koyama, PM Antunes - Biological Invasions, 2022 - Springer
Exotic invasive plants are considered major threats to biodiversity globally; however, our
understanding of the long-term dynamics of invasion remains limited. Over time, invasive …

Physiochemical responses of Ailanthus altissima under the challenge of Verticillium dahliae: elucidating the decline of one of the world's worst invasive alien plant …

C Pisuttu, E Lo Piccolo, L Paoli, L Cotrozzi, C Nali… - Biological …, 2023 - Springer
Natural infections of Verticillium spp.(Fungi, Ascomycota) on Ailanthus altissima have
suggested to consider the biological control as a promising strategy to counteract this …

Scolytus and other economically important bark and ambrosia beetles

SM Smith, J Hulcr - Bark Beetles, 2015 - Elsevier
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The invasive tree, Ailanthus altissima, impacts understory nativity, not seedbank nativity

RK Brooks, JN Barney, SM Salom - Forest Ecology and Management, 2021 - Elsevier
Ailanthus altissima, the invasive forest tree commonly known as the tree-of-heaven, has
been associated with decreased levels of plant species richness and native species …

Volatile Compounds Emitted by Diverse Verticillium Species Enhance Plant Growth by Manipulating Auxin Signaling

N Li, W Wang, V Bitas, K Subbarao… - Molecular Plant …, 2018 - Am Phytopath Society
Some volatile compounds (VC) play critical roles in intra-and interspecies interactions. To
investigate roles of VC in fungal ecology, we characterized how VC produced by Verticillium …

Field-inoculated Ailanthus altissima stands reveal the biological control potential of Verticillium nonalfalfae in the mid-Atlantic region of the United States

RK Brooks, KL Wickert, A Baudoin, MT Kasson… - Biological Control, 2020 - Elsevier
Ailanthus altissima, perhaps the best-known example of an entrenched invasive weed tree
in North America, was introduced to the Eastern US roughly 240 years ago. The biological …

Control of invasive Ailanthus altissima in the Danube floodplain forests in Bratislava using chemical and biological agents

M Hrabovský, M Hladík - Forest Ecology and Management, 2024 - Elsevier
Ailanthus altissima is an Asian tree species that has become invasive on all continents
except Antarctica. In Europe, it frequently invades native floodplain forest habitats. Three …

Expanded Host Range Testing for Verticillium nonalfalfae: Potential Biocontrol Agent Against the Invasive Ailanthus altissima

MT Kasson, ES O'Neal, DD Davis - Plant Disease, 2015 - Am Phytopath Society
The naturally occurring Verticillium nonalfalfae has been proposed as a biocontrol agent
against the highly invasive Ailanthus altissima in the eastern United States. We tested 71 …