Panicle and shoot blight of pistachio caused by species of Botryosphaeriaceae fungi
remains one of the major diseases of pistachio in California, with the highest potential for …

ABSTRACT A study was conducted in four commercial pistachio orchards to monitor the
presence and pattern of external contamination and latent infections of buds by …

Experiments were conducted between 1999 and 2001 to monitor the presence of
propagules of Botryosphaeria dothidea and frequencies of latent infections on pistachio …

Botryosphaeria panicle and shoot blight of pistachio, caused by the ascomycete
Botryosphaeria dothidea, was first reported in California in 1984 in several orchards in Butte …

A panicle and shoot blight disease caused by Botryosphaeria dothidea is reported for the
first time on pistachio in California. The disease was prevalent in northern counties (Butte …

To design a disease-control management approach, release of pycnidiospores of
Botryosphaeria dothidea from infected pistachio was studied in both laboratory and field. In …

In the summers of 2000 and 2001, shoot blight was observed in pistachios (Pistacia vera L.)
grown in Kern County, California. Black, necrotic lesions developed at the base of shoots …

Not available–first paragraph follows: California pistachio production is a fast-developing
industry: over 40,000 acres of trees have been planted in the past 12 years. Although a …

Various species of phytopathogenic Botryosphaeriaceae were identified previously from
pistachio trees worldwide. Disease symptoms caused by pathogens in Botryosphaeriaceae …

Botryosphaeria panicle and shoot blight was considered as one of the single greatest
threats to the California pistachio industry in the last two decades. A large number of fungi …