Moniliophthora perniciosa infects young meristematic tissue of Theobroma cacao and induces abnormal shoot development and ultimately necrosis. We analyzed culture filtrates of M. perniciosa to identify metabolites with possible effects on witches’ broom disease symptom development. All isolates produced salicylic acid (SA), phenyllactic acid and mandelic acid. When SA levels were measured in pl...

Alireza Asem 1,*,†, Amin Eimanifar 2,*,† and Michael Wink 3 1 Institute of Evolution & Marine Biodiversity, Ocean University of China, 5 Yushan Road, Qingdao 266003, China 2 Honey Bee Research and Extension Laboratory (HBREL), Department of Entomology and Nematology, University of Florida, Steinmetz Hall, Natural Area Dr., P.O. Box 110620, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA 3 Institute of Pharmacy and ...

The present study was carried out on Paulownia tomentosa (6), Paulownia elongate (4), Paulownia fortunei (5) and Paulownia fortunei x tomentosa (1) origins at Kastamonu Forest Nursery. The seedling height growth (SH), root collar diameter (RCD), dry root percentage (DRP) and seedling percentage (SP) of one-year old seedlings of the origins were studied for comparing growth performance of the sp...

Abstract The pathogen Moliniophthora perniciosa can cause losses in the cocoa crop of more than 90% when integrated disease management is not carried out crop. In present study, effect sucrose as a resistance inducer trees ( Theobroma cacao L.), was evaluated for “witches’ broom” caused by Moniliophthora . experiment developed municipality Chaparral, Tolima, Colombia (854 m.a.s.l.). treatments ...