<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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Main Authors: BENEDETTO LINALDEDDU, BRUNO SCANU, LUCIA MADDAU, ANTONIO FRANCESCHINI
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Firenze University Press 2012-01-01
Series:Phytopathologia Mediterranea
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Online Access:https://oajournals.fupress.net/index.php/pm/article/view/5432