Leaf spot symptoms were spotted in two olive orchards Istria and Kvarner Gulf, Croatia. Fungal species from three representative isolates (P13 LECIII, R18 BI, JA20 NP) have been morphologically characterized based on the colony conidial characteristics. Several techniques performed for inducing sporulation of NP isolate. Only PDA + banana medium was successful. PCR conducted ITS, TUB, EF1α gene...

Olive (Olea europaea L. subsp. europaea var. europaea) is one of the oldest fruit tree in the Mediterranean basin, and is cultivated for oil and canned fruit. Part of this interest is driven by the economic importance of olive oil which is increasing throughout the world due to its beneficial effect to human health. In Tunisia, olive has great socio-economic importance, with more than 60 millio...