Fungal pathogens associated with almond decline syndrome, an emerging disease complex in intensive almond crops in Southern Spain

BI Antón-Domínguez, A López-Moral, MC Raya… - Plant …, 2023 - Am Phytopath Society
In 2016, an almond (Prunus dulcis) decline syndrome (ADS) emerged in intensive almond
plantations in the Andalusia region (southern Spain), showing branch dieback, gummosis …

Sustainable deficit-irrigation management in almonds (Prunus dulcis L.): Different strategies to assess the crop water status

IFG Tejero, A Moriana, CRR Pleguezuelo… - Water scarcity and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Irrigated agriculture is crucial for rural development, especially in semiarid areas with few
alternative economic opportunities. Climatic conditions in southern Europe are …

Water stress enhances the progression of branch dieback and almond decline under field conditions

C Agustí-Brisach, D Moldero, MC Raya, IJ Lorite… - Plants, 2020 - mdpi.com
Branch dieback and tree decline have been described as a common complex disease
worldwide in woody crops, with Botryosphaeriaceae and Diaporthaceae being considered …

Field susceptibility of almond cultivars to the four most common aerial fungal diseases in southern Spain

A Ollero-Lara, C Agustí-Brisach, M Lovera, LF Roca… - Crop Protection, 2019 - Elsevier
From 2004 to 2012, the incidence and severity of the four most common almond aerial
diseases were evaluated in ten experimental fields in the main almond-growing areas of …

Biological and Urea Treatments Reduce the Primary Inoculum of Red Leaf Blotch of Almond Caused by Polystigma amygdalinum

A López-Moral, C Agustí-Brisach… - Plant …, 2023 - Am Phytopath Society
Red leaf blotch (RLB), caused by Polystigma amygdalinum, is considered the most
prevalent foliar disease in both traditional and new intensive almond-growing areas in …