The genus Neofusicoccum is comprised of approximately 50 species with a worldwide distribution and typically associated plants. well-known for the diseases it causes on economically ecologically relevant host In particular, members this are responsible grapevine diseases, such as leaf spots, fruit rots, shoot dieback, bud necrosis, vascular discoloration wood, perennial cankers. Many secondary ...

A survey in olive orchards Istria (Croatia) was carried out from 2016 to 2018 investigate pathogens potentially associated with decline and dieback. In nine orchards, canker-like symptoms were recorded on trunks branches. Six fungal species isolated cankers: Geosmithia sp., Diaporthe Diatrype stigma, Diplodia seriata, Neofusicoccum parvum, Pseudophaeomoniella oleae. Pathogenicity tests conducte...

Abstract Fungi belonging to the family Botryosphaeriaceae have been implicated in significant economic loss many horticultural crops worldwide. These fungal pathogens pose an emerging risk productivity of Australian walnut industry, although which species are present is unknown. To address this knowledge gap, tissues were collected from 14 orchards representing major walnut‐growing regions Aust...