Pestalotiopsis is a taxonomically confused, pathogenic and chemically creative genus
requiring a critical re-examination using a multi-gene phylogeny based on ex-type and ex …

Coelomycetous fungi are an artificial taxonomic group which produce conidia inside a cavity
ie conidiomata. Coelomycetes comprise about, 1000 genera and 7000 species, which can …

Bitter rot and Glomerella leaf spot (GLS) of apples, caused by Colletotrichum species, are
major diseases of apples around the world. A total of 98 isolates were obtained from apple …

Fresh material, type studies and molecular phylogeny were used to clarify phylogenetic
relationships of the nine genera Acrocordiella, Blogiascospora, Clypeosphaeria …

Pinus bungeana is one of indigenous trees in China and widely distributed in poor and arid
regions for vegetation and industrial woody use. However, since a high-incidence disease …

The red band needle blight fungus, Dothistroma septosporum is a widely distributed
pathogen of many pine species. Three morphological varieties of this pathogen have been …

This invaluable resource introduces the eleven types of organism that cause plant disease,
ranging from higher plants to viroids and describes examples of cash and staple crop …

The diversity of endophytes associated with bark and needles of Pinus armandii and leaves
of Ribes species was investigated and resulted in 132 isolates being identified as …

Identification of fungi and the International Code of Nomenclature underpinning this process,
rests strongly on the characterisation of morphological structures. Yet, the value of these …

Species of Botryosphaeriaceae fungi are important plant pathogens causing cankers, blight,
and fruit rot in an extremely wide range of host. In recent years, kiwifruit rot has been a …