Diseases caused by soil-borne pathogens result worldwide in significant yield losses in
economically important crops. In contrast to foliar diseases, relatively little is known about …

Sustainable fungal materials have a high potential to replace non-sustainable materials
such as those used for packaging or as an alternative for leather and textile. The properties …

The fungal genus Armillaria contains necrotrophic pathogens and some of the largest
terrestrial organisms that cause tremendous losses in diverse ecosystems, yet how they …

Armillaria species are both devastating forest pathogens and some of the largest terrestrial
organisms on Earth. They forage for hosts and achieve immense colony sizes via …

Fungi are often inconspicuous in nature and this means it is all too easy to overlook their
importance. Often referred to as the “Forgotten Kingdom”, fungi are key components of life …

Trees are crucial for sustaining life on our planet. Forests and land devoted to tree crops do
not only supply essential edible products to humans and animals, but also additional goods …

Background: The role of fungi in cocoa crops is mainly associated with plant diseases and
contamination of harvest with unwanted metabolites such as mycotoxins that can reach the …

Species of Armillaria are distributed globally and include some of the most important
pathogens of forest and ornamental trees. Some of them form large long-living clones that …

Understanding the genetic diversity and structure of invasive pathogens in source and in
introduced areas is crucial to the revelation of hidden biological features of an organism, to …

Armillaria genus represents one of the most common causes of chronic root rot disease in
woody plants. Prompt recognition of diseased plants is crucial to control the pathogen …