Key message Appropriate silvicultural practices combined with the use of resistant Central European provenances can reduce the prevalence of larch canker caused by Lachnellula willkommii (R.
Cécile Robin +8 more
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Genomic Surveillance of Epiphytic Pseudomonas syringae Highlights Shared Reservoirs and Cross-Habitat Threats to Cherry Orchards and Nearby Woodland Plants. [PDF]
Highly virulent epiphytic Pseudomonas syringae PG2d strains are widespread in UK cherry orchards and woodlands, varying in abundance and threatening domestic and wild cherry health. ABSTRACT Plant surfaces host diverse microbial communities acting as reservoirs for pathogenic lineages, yet the ecological dynamics and evolutionary consequences of such ...
Zeng Z +11 more
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Transcriptome analysis reveals candidate genes and provides insights in resistance to European canker in apple [PDF]
Karlström A +6 more
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Challenges facing the management of pesticide resistance in weeds, diseases and insect pests in European agriculture and the future of effective IPM implementation. [PDF]
Opinion on pesticide resistance and management in the European Union (EU) and United Kingdom (UK) is presented cognisant of changes in regulation that impact on mode of action availability and cropping system choice. Abstract In recent times, pesticide resistance has been managed reasonably effectively, either proactively or reactively, by monitoring ...
Smith J +10 more
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Transformation and gene-disruption in the apple-pathogen, Neonectria ditissima
Background Apple production in Sweden and elsewhere is being threatened by the fungus, Neonectria ditissima, which causes a disease known as European canker.
Heriberto Vélëz +5 more
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Background European canker, caused by Neonectria ditissima, is a disease of worldwide importance in apple production, yet knowledge about it is limited, highly regional and sometimes contradictory.
Roland W. S. Weber, Jorunn Børve
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The grafting of apple rootstocks on to scions confers benefits including reduced tree size/dwarfing for trellis based growing systems, increased tolerance to physiological stress, and pest and disease management. The current study investigated the effect
Lucas A. Shuttleworth +2 more
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Isolation, characterisation and experimental evolution of phage that infect the horse chestnut tree pathogen, Pseudomonas syringae pv. aesculi [PDF]
Bleeding canker of horse chestnut trees is a bacterial disease, caused by the bacterium Pseudomonas syringae pv. aesculi, estimated to be present in ~ 50% of UK horse chestnut trees.
Jackson, Robert W. +4 more
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IN VITRO EFFECTIVENESS OF FUNGICIDES AGAINST NEONECTRIA DITISSIMA, THE CAUSAL AGENT OF APPLE CANKER [IN VITRO ÚČINNOST FUNGICIDŮ PROTI NEONECTRIA DITISSIMA, PŮVODCI KOROVÉ RAKOVINY JABLONÍ] [PDF]
European canker of apple, caused by the fungal pathogen Neonectria ditissima, is a significant threat to the production of apples and other crops. This research aimed to evaluate the efficacy of commercially available plant protection products against N.
Zuzana Haňáčková +1 more
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Ceratocystis platani (CP), an ascomycetous fungus, is the agent of canker stain, a lethal vascular disease of Platanus species. Ceratocystis platani has been listed as a quarantine pest (EPPO A2 list) due to extensive damage caused in Southern Europe and
Angela Brunetti +18 more
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