To improve the biological control of white mistletoe (European mistletoe) additional detailed information on Botryosphaeria visci infection, its basic nutritional requirements, growth, and in vitro growth characteristics is needed. The objectives this study were to isolate identify fungus B. associated with Viscum аlbum from Sorbus aucuparia, provide introduction different media, test pathogeni...

Botryosphaeria dieback is one of the most prevalent grapevine trunk diseases (GTDs), and caused by fungi in Botryosphaeriaceae. Fungi invade vascular systems mainly through pruning wounds, cause cankers necrotic lesions, which lead to decline death. Lasiodiplodia theobromae has been reported as a highly virulent pathogen grapevine, was previously Mexican vineyards. The taxonomy recently revised...