A combined approach for early in-field detection of beech leaf disease using near-infrared spectroscopy and machine learning

CJ Fearer, AO Conrad, RE Marra… - Frontiers in forests and …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The ability to detect diseased trees before symptoms emerge is key in forest health
management because it allows for more timely and targeted intervention. The objective of …

Plant genotype shapes the bacterial microbiome of fruits, leaves, and soil in olive plants

A Malacrinò, S Mosca, MG Li Destri Nicosia… - Plants, 2022 - mdpi.com
The plant microbiome plays an important role in plant biology, ecology, and evolution. While
recent technological developments enabled the characterization of plant-associated …

Exploring microbiomes for plant disease management

A Malacrinò, A Abdelfattah, G Berg, MS Benitez… - Biological Control, 2022 - Elsevier
Microbiome science is revolutionizing many concepts of plant biology, ecology, and
evolution. Understanding plant microbiomes is key to developing solutions that protect crop …

Cellular insights of beech leaf disease reveal abnormal ectopic cell division of symptomatic interveinal leaf areas

P Vieira, MR Kantor, A Jansen, ZA Handoo… - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
The beech leaf disease nematode, Litylenchus crenatae subsp. mccannii, is recognized as a
newly emergent nematode species that causes beech leaf disease (BLD) in beech trees …

Monitoring foliar symptom expression in beech leaf disease through time

CJ Fearer, D Volk, CE Hausman, P Bonello - Forest Pathology, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
When studying a forest disease, understanding the phenological relationship of the host tree
and its pathogens is essential for identifying optimal management strategies to help prevent …

Effects of the nematode Litylenchus crenatae subsp. mccannii and beech leaf disease on leaf fungal and bacterial communities on Fagus grandifolia (American …

DJ Burke, SR Carrino-Kyker, AJ Hoke… - Applied and …, 2024 - Am Soc Microbiol
Beech leaf disease (BLD) is a newly emerging disease in North America that affects
American beech (Fagus grandifolia). It is increasingly recognized that BLD is caused by a …

Plant genotype influence the structure of cereal seed fungal microbiome

A Malacrinò, A Abdelfattah, I Belgacem… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Plant genotype is a crucial factor for the assembly of the plant-associated microbial
communities. However, we still know little about the variation of diversity and structure of …

Mapping the environmental risk of beech leaf disease in the Northeastern United States

Y Zhao, P Bonello, D Liu - Plant Disease, 2023 - Am Phytopath Society
The recently emerged beech leaf disease (BLD) is causing the decline and death of
American beech in North America. First observed in 2012 in northeast Ohio, USA, BLD had …

Wallace's line structures seagrass microbiota and is a potential barrier to the dispersal of marine bacteria

BJ Wainwright, J Leon, E Vilela, KJE Hickman… - Environmental …, 2024 - Springer
Background The processes that shape microbial biogeography are not well understood, and
concepts that apply to macroorganisms, like dispersal barriers, may not affect …

Integrated analyses of the plant and soil microbiome identify Phytopythium vexans as agent of the Kiwifruit Vine Decline Syndrome

S Mosca, MM Aci, G Procopio, V Vadalà, G Vizzari… - Plant and Soil, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Background and aims The Kiwifruit Vine Decline Syndrome (KVDS) is a disease
that is currently a challenge for kiwifruit production in Italy, and it is spreading in new …