First Report of Boxwood Blight Caused by Calonectria pseudonaviculata in California
Samples from 9-year-old boxwood (Buxus sempervirens ‘Suffruticosa’) plantings from a residential estate in San Mateo County were submitted to the California Department of Food and Agriculture Plant Pest Diagnostics Center Lab in December 2016. Partially to nearly completely defoliated plants were found in which many of the leaves had violet brown ...
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Current understanding of the Diaporthe/Phomopsis complex causing soybean stem canker: a focus on molecular aspects of the interaction [PDF]
Soybean stem canker (SSC) is an important disease caused by different Diaporthe spp., including D. aspalathi, D. caulivora and D. longicolla, that leads to soybean (Glycine max) yield losses around the world.
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Drivers of Forest Pathogen Invasions: The Roles of Global Trade and Climate Change [PDF]
In the past 25 to 30 years, a marked increase has occurred in numbers of invasive alien pests and pathogens recorded, damaging agriculture, horticulture and forest environments.
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Current and emerging molecular technologies for the diagnosis of plant diseases – An overview [PDF]
Plant diseases caused by numerous pathogens such as bacteria, viruses, and fungi are responsible for substantial economic losses in the agricultural industry worldwide.
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The Response of Boxwood Accesstions from Hyrcanian Forest Areas of Northern Iran to Blight Disease (Agent: Calonectria pseudonaviculata) [PDF]
IntroductionThe Caspian boxwood (Buxus sempervirens subsp. hyrcana) trees are endangered, evergreen and endemic species in the Hyrcanian forests areas of northern Iran growing in Guilan, Mazandaran and Golestan provinces.
Seyedeh Masoomeh Zamani +3 more
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Validation of standards suitable for genome size estimation of fungi [PDF]
NoteGenome size information is fundamental to genome sequencing and may also uncover genomic aspects of evolution. Flow Cytometry, the preferred method for genome size estimation, requires suitable standards.
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Leaf Blight of Buxus sempervirens in Northern Forests of Iran Caused by Calonectria pseudonaviculata
Buxus sempervirens subsp. hyrcana (Pojark.) Takht. (boxwood) is an evergreen shrub/tree in Caspian hyrcanian forests covering the Alborz mountain range of northern Iran. During the summer of 2012, a sudden leaf and twig blight disease of boxwood was observed throughout the northern forests of Iran.
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Background Buxus hyrcana (boxwood) is an endangered species in the Hyrcanian forests in the north of Iran. This tree is threatened by habitat loss but faces additional threats from the introduced disease the boxwood blight (caused by the fungus ...
Parvin Salehi Shanjani +3 more
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South African plantation forest nursery pesticide -use: current status, pesticide identification for management, and screening of fungicides for pathogen control [PDF]
Forest nurseries are exposed to many challenges during the production of plant material, with pests and pathogens two of the most important. Management of pests and diseases require the use of multiple methods, including cultural, biological, and ...
Opperman, Ilke
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Boxwood (Buxus sp.) plays a key role in historical gardens due to its evergreen foliage and resilience. However, recent outbreaks of disease caused by fungal pathogens such as Calonectria spp. (C. pseudonaviculata, C. henricotiae) and Pseudonectria spp. (
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