<I>Diplodia africana</I> causing dieback disease on <I>Juniperus phoenicea</I>: a new host and first report in the northern hemisphere
Branch dieback was observed on Phoenicean juniper trees, in a natural growing area on Caprera Island (Italy), during 2009 and 2010. Fungal isolates obtained from symptomatic twigs and branches showing dieback and bark necrosis were identified as Diplodia africana by analysis of morphological featur...
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Language: | English |
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Firenze University Press
2012-01-01
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Series: | Phytopathologia Mediterranea |
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Online Access: | https://oajournals.fupress.net/index.php/pm/article/view/5432 |