Fusarium circinatum is the causal agent of the disease known as pitch canker of pine. The fungus causes resinous cankers on stems and branches of mature trees, dieback of female flowers and cones, as well as root rot and ...

Tree species belonging to the genus Acacia have a significant impact ecologically and economically in southern Africa. Together with the African baobab, these trees are recognized as icons of the African landscape. They ...

This thesis concerns the study of selected Ceratocystis species and Ophiostoma species infecting wounds on broad-leaved trees, particularly those occurring in Africa. However, two chapters also deal with these fungi from ...

The use of Acacia spp. in plantation forestry increased dramatically in Indonesia since the 1980’s after the Indonesian Government initiated a plantation development program known as Hutan Tanaman Industri (HTI). The aim ...

Inflorescence malformation in Syzygium cordatum and Mangifera indica (mango) is characterised by abnormally enlarged and excessively branched panicles, which are unable to bear fruits. In mango, the malformation disease ...

The success of the forestry industry in the world and particularly the Southern hemisphere can be attributed to the choice of fast and easy-growing exotic pine and eucalypt tree species, which have been planted separated ...

Many countries have established commercial plantations of Pinus spp. to accommodate a growing demand for wood and timber products. In the Southern Hemisphere, where Pinus spp. are non-native, establishment of these plantations ...

The leaf and shoot blight disease known locally as Daño Foliar del Pino (DFP) is the most important problem affecting Chilean Pinus radiata plantations. The disease is typified by needle infections, exudation of resin ...

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