Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L) which is highly consumed by humans, suffer severe attacks of various pathogens. Among these pathogens, Phytophthora infestans the most prominent causing a devastating tomato disease called late blight. This study was aimed at evaluating protective effects Rhizopus spp on plant growth upon infection with P. infestans. The work partition into two phases: phase 1 de...

Diseases are the most important factors limiting production of Theobroma cacao in South America. Because of high disease pressure and environmental concerns, biological control is a pertinent area of research for cacao disease management. In this work, we evaluated the ability of four Bacillus spp. isolated from vegetable crops, for their ability to colonize T. cacao seedlings and reduce the se...

In Mediterranean Europe and the United States, oak species (Quercus spp.) have been in various states of decline for past several decades. Several insect pests pathogens contribute to this varying degrees, including Phytophthora cinnamomi, Armillaria spp., defoliators, and, wilt pathogen Bretziella fagacearum. More recently, two emerging canker pathogens, Diplodia corticola D. quercivora, impli...

OF HABILITATION THESIS University of Agriculture, Cracow, Poland MORPHOLOGY AND SOME PHYSIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF PHYTOPHTHORA CACTORUM (LEBERT ET COHN) SCHRÖTER AND PHYTOPHTHORA CITRICOLA SAWADA OCCURRING IN FOREST NURSERIES IN SOUTHERN POLAND