Information on the diversity of fungal spores in air is limited, and also the content of airborne
spores of fungal plant pathogens is understudied. In the present study, a total of 152 air …

A method based on real‐time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and the use of rotating‐arm
spore traps was developed for quantifying airborne H ymenoscyphus pseudoalbidus …

Forest diseases caused by invasive fungal pathogens are becoming more common,
sometimes with dramatic consequences to forest ecosystems. The development of early …

Wheat blast, caused by the ascomycetous fungus Pyricularia oryzae Triticum lineage (PoT l),
is mainly controlled by fungicide use, but resistance to the main fungicide groups—sterol …

Ramularia leaf spot is a major economic disease of barley caused by the dothidiomycete
fungus Ramularia collo-cygni. The fungus has a complex life cycle which includes extensive …

Policy makers and researchers need to develop long-term priorities using reliable,
quantitative tools to assess the risks associated with plant diseases over a range of plant …

Botryosphaeria dieback, caused by species of Botryosphaeriaceae, is an important
grapevine trunk disease in Australia. Inocula produced by the pathogens are primarily …

Abstract Background and Aims In order to optimize crop management in innovative
agricultural production systems, it is crucial to better understand how plant disease …

The impact of climate change on specific biotic constrainers like pathogens and on the host-
pathogen relationship is associated with changes in pathogens life cycles, increased …

To elucidate the early epidemic stages of septoria tritici blotch, especially the relationship
between the onset of epidemics, the local availability of primary inoculum, and the presence …