Castanea sativa plays a key role in different production chains (timber, flour, honey, and
tannins). Moreover, considering the great importance of chestnuts and chestnut flour for the …

Two Castanea plant species, C. henryi and C. mollissima, are cultivated in China to produce
chestnut crops. Leaf spot diseases commonly occur in Castanea plantations, however, little …

Nut quality is fundamental to the economic viability of the Chinese sweet chestnut industry,
but fruit rot disease significantly reduces this quality. In this study, we investigated chestnut …

Chinese chestnut (Castanea mollissima) is an important crop tree species in China.
However, branch canker and fruit rot are two kinds of severe diseases, which weaken the …

Since the summer 2017, severe decline symptoms have been observed on 10‐to 25‐year‐
old avocado trees in almost all commercial orchards planted in the Mediterranean coastal …

Pathogens and pests, native or introduced, can cause high levels of damage and mortality in
urban and rural forests. In many cases, little can be done to protect standing trees of the …

Alien invasive pests and pathogens pose major threats to forest and ornamental trees
throughout the world. The history of invasions is reviewed in the context of human migrations …

The outcome of host–pathogen interactions depends on host defence and pathogen
infection strategies. On the host side, two strategies, resistance and tolerance, have long …

Sugar beet is extensively grown in Konya province of Turkey and about one third of
production of Turkey is obtained from this region. Recently root rots have been observed at …

Efficacies of phosphorous acid (PA) and potassium silicate (KSi) foliage applications against
collar rots caused by Phytophthora× cambivora and P. cinnamomi was investigated on three …