Apple is a globally important tree fruit. In the United Kingdom (UK) and mainland Europe,
there is ongoing consumer and environmental concern regarding over-reliance on …

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

Plant disease dynamics are driven by the concurrent interplay of host susceptibility,
pathogen presence, and environmental conditions. While host susceptibility and …

Brown rot, caused by both fungal pathogens Monilinia laxa and M. fructigena, is considered
as one of major pre-and postharvest pathogen of tree fruit. Therefore, this study aimed at …

Aims: To study the population dynamics of Epicoccum nigrum on peaches and nectarines
and to enhance its colonization on fruit surfaces to improve its biocontrol efficacy against …

Eight field surveys over three growing seasons (April to October in 2006, 2007, and 2008)
were done in three commercial peach and nectarine orchards in order to determine the …

Immediately following the identification of Monilinia fructicola in a Spanish peach orchard in
the Ebro Valley in 2006, this orchard and two other orchards in the same valley were …

Apple fruit rot can be caused by several fungi. In Northern Europe, the most common storage
rot, Bull's eye rot, is caused by Neofabraea spp., bitter rot by Colletotrichum spp., brown rot …

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 …

To evaluate the effect of conidial density of Monilinia spp. on the fruit surface on the
incidence of latent infection and brown rot in peaches, eleven field surveys were performed …