BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY OF CERATOCYSTIS SPECIES WITH AN EMPHASIS ON THEIR INSECT ASSOCIATIONS

Get Complete Project Material File(s) Now! » Chapter 2 Ceratocystis species on Acacia mearnsii and Eucalyptus spp. in eastern and southern Africa including six new species ABSTRACT Species of Ceratocystis include well-known plant pathogens causing cankers, vascular wilt and root...

The taxonomy and pathology of BUf!Tusp!lOeria spp., with special reference to their relevance in Eucalyptus plantations of Venezuela

Get Complete Project Material File(s) Now! » Two new Fusicocculll species from Acacia and Eucalyptus in Venezuela, based on morphology and DNA sequence data BotlyospllOeria spp. are common endophytes 0 I' woody plants and they a I so iIlC I...

Botryosphaeriaceae from Acacia karroo in South Africa

Get Complete Project Material File(s) Now! » Chapter 2 Greater Botryosphaeriaceae diversity in healthy than associated diseased Acacia karroo tree tissues ABSTRACT Botryosphaeriaceae are common endophytes of trees. Some species are also known to be pathogens. It is, therefore, assumed...

Species concepts used in the demarcation of Fusarium species

Get Complete Project Material File(s) Now! » CHAPTER 3 A new Fusarium species from Poaceae in South Africa ABSTRACT During routine disease surveys, seven isolates representing Fusarium subglutinans sensu lato were obtained from diseased Pinus patula seedlings, as well as...

Molecular and phenotypic characterisation of three phylogenetic species discovered within the Neofusicoccum parvum

Get Complete Project Material File(s) Now! » Chapter 3 Molecular and phenotypic characterisation of three phylogenetic species discovered within the Neofusicoccum parvum / N. ribis complex ABSTRACT Neofusicoccum parvum and N. ribis are closely related species whose identities have often...

Taxonomic studies on Cryphonectria species and allied taxa

Get Complete Project Material File(s) Now! » Chrysoporthe doradensis sp. nov. pathogenic to Eucalyptus in Ecuador Abstract: Canker caused by Chrysoporthe cubensis is a serious disease of commercially grown Eucalyptus in various South American countries. This disease has not previously...

POPULATION BIOLOGY OF MYCOSPHAERELLA AND TERATOSPHAERIA SPECIES

Get Complete Project Material File(s) Now! » Chapter  3 Multi-gene gene phylogenies and phenotypic characters distinguish two species within the Colletogloeopsis zuluensis complex associated with Eucalyptus stem cankers ABSTRACT Colletogloeopsis zuluensis, previously known as Coniothyrium zuluense causes a serious stem...

Relative pathogenicity of Cryphonectria cubensis on Eucalyptus clones differing in their tolerance to C. cubensis

Get Complete Project Material File(s) Now! » Biology & Symptoms: Cryphonectria canker is characterised by sunken elongated areas at the bases or higher up on infected trees (Fig. 1A). The tissue below the bark is typically brown and dead, with...

Novel ophiostomatalean fungi from galleries of Cyrtogenius africus (Scolytinae) infesting dying Euphorbia ingens

Get Complete Project Material File(s) Now! » Fungus and insect collections Surveys of diseased E. ingens were conducted in 2012 and 2013 at six sites with one inspection conducted at each site per year (Fig. 1; Sites 1 to 6)....

Development of polymorphic microsatellite markers for the tree pathogen and sapstain agent

Get Complete Project Material File(s) Now! » Ophiostoma spp. associated with two pine-infesting bark beetles from Chile Bark beetles (Coleoptera: Scolytidae) are common vectors of Ophiostoma spp., which include primary tree pathogens as well as important sapstain agents. In Chile,...