Boxwood phyllosphere fungal and bacterial communities and their differential responses to film-forming anti-desiccants [PDF]
BMC Microbiology, 2023 Background Anti-desiccant is a class of agrochemicals widely used to protect plants from water stresses, rapid temperature variations, heat and sunburn, frost and freeze damages, transplant shock, and pathogen and pest attack.
Xiaoping Li +10 more
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Epidemiology of boxwood blight in western North Carolina and Virginia and evaluation of the boxwood blight infection risk model [PDF]
Scientific ReportsBoxwood blight, caused by Calonectria pseudonaviculata, is a highly invasive emerging disease. Since the first US report in North Carolina and Connecticut in 2011, boxwood blight has spread to over 30 US states, risking more than 90% of boxwood ...
Ihsanul Khaliq +4 more
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Mycobiome of low maintenance iconic landscape plant boxwood under repeated treatments of contact and systemic fungicides [PDF]
Scientific ReportsBoxwood, a low-maintenance landscape plant, has been plagued by diseases in recent years, and fungicide protection is now indispensable for its healthcare.
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Evaluation of 1021Bp, a close relative of Pseudomonas eucalypticola, for potential of plant growth promotion, fungal pathogen suppression and boxwood blight control [PDF]
BMC MicrobiologyBackground Pseudomonas eucalypticola, a new species of the P. fluorescens group that generates most Pseudomonas-based biocontrol agents, has not been found in any plants other than Eucalyptus dunnii leaves.
Ping Kong, Chuanxue Hong
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Metabarcoding-based characterization of the boxwood root-zone soil microbiome [PDF]
BMC Plant BiologyBackground Soil microbiomes are important for plant growth and health. The objectives of this study were to characterize boxwood root-zone microbial community and understand their associations with plant disease resistance and other horticultural traits.
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Differential Adaptation Has Resulted in Aggressiveness Variation of Calonectria pseudonaviculata on Hosts Buxus, Pachysandra, and Sarcococca [PDF]
Journal of Fungi, 2023 Calonectria pseudonaviculata (Cps) infects Buxus (boxwood), Pachysandra (pachysandra), and Sarcococca spp. (sweet box); yet, how it adapts to its hosts has been unclear.
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Differential Tolerance to Calonectria pseudonaviculata of English Boxwood Plants Associated with the Complexity of Culturable Fungal and Bacterial Endophyte Communities [PDF]
Plants, 2021 Isolated boxwood endophytes have been demonstrated to effectively protect boxwood plants from infection by Calonectria pseudonaviculata (Cps). However, the roles of endophytes as communities in plant defense are not clear.
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Identification and Characterization of Fungal Pathogens Associated with Boxwood Diseases in the Republic of Korea [PDF]
The Plant Pathology Journal, 2022 Boxwood is a representative ornamental shrub that is widely used in landscaping horticulture. After pruning, damaged leaves or stems of boxwoods are unavoidably vulnerable to infection by various plant pathogens. Several boxwood diseases caused by fungi,
Soobin Shin, Jung-Eun Kim, Hokyoung Son
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Characterization of Boxwood Shoot Bacterial Communities and Potential Impact from Fungicide Treatments. [PDF]
Microbiol Spectr, 2023 Agrochemicals are important tools for safeguarding plants from invasive pathogens, insects, mites, and weeds. How they may affect the plant microbiome, a critical component of crop health and production, was poorly understood.
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A Modified Delphi Study on Boxwood Blight Disease Management in the US Nursery Industry
HortScience, 2023 Boxwood is one of the most popular evergreen shrubs in the United States, the production of which is currently challenged by boxwood blight, an emerging threat that has spread across 30 states. A thorough understanding of boxwood production, plant health,
Bhawana Ghimire +3 more
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