Organic agriculture has expanded worldwide. Numerous papers were published in the past
20 years comparing plant diseases in organic and conventional crops. Root diseases are …

Societal Impact Statement Damage to ash trees by ash dieback caused by the emerging
fungal pathogen Hymenoscyphus fraxineus is impacting people across Europe. This poses …

Many pesticides are used very effectively against fungal diseases in crop protection.
However, the widespread use of synthetic pesticides in conventional fruit production clearly …

Apple scab is an important disease conventionally controlled by chemical fungicides, which
should be replaced by more environmentally friendly alternatives. One of these alternatives …

(1) Background: Organic food produced in environmentally friendly farming systems has
become increasingly popular.(2) Methods: We used a DNA metabarcoding approach to …

A two-year study was conducted to determine the effect of six sanitation treatments on leaf
litter density (LLD), relative ascospore production of Venturia inaequalis and scab incidence …

The effects of conventional and organic management systems on soil chemical properties
and leaf nutrients under Mediterranean conditions were studied over a 2-year period on …

Organic apple production in Europe depends to a great extent on the use of copper
fungicides for scab control (Venturia inaequalis). The objective of this 6-year study (2003 …

In a three year study, the effect of preharvest calcium applications on postharvest losses of
apple fruit (cultivar 'Idared') caused by Monilinia fructigena was evaluated in fruit under air …

In a field experiment conducted over two growing seasons, the effectiveness and
phytotoxicity of inorganic fungicides such as sulphur, lime sulphur, copper, silicon and …