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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
Fungal trunk pathogens associated with wood decay of almond trees on Mallorca (Spain)
Persoonia: Molecular Phylogeny and Evolution of Fungi, Volume 28, Year 2012
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Severe decline of almond trees has recently been observed in several orchards on the island of Mallorca (Balearic Islands, western Mediterranean Sea). However, the identity of the causal agents has not yet been investigated. Between August 2008 and June 2010, wood samples from branches of almond trees showing internal necroses and brown to black vascular streaking were collected in the Llevant region on the island of Mallorca. Several fungal species were subsequently isolated from the margin between healthy and symptomatic tissue. Five species of Botryosphaeriaceae (namely Botryosphaeria dothidea, Diplodia olivarum, D. seriata, Neofusicoccum australe and N. parvum), Eutypa lata, Phaeoacremonium iranianum and Phomopsis amygdali were identified based on morphology, culture characteristics and DNA sequence comparisons. Neofusicoccum parvum was the dominant species, followed by E. lata, D. olivarum and N. australe. First reports from almond include D. olivarum and Pm. iranianum. Two species are newly described, namely Collophora hispanica sp. nov. and Phaeoacremonium amygdalinum sp. nov. © 2012 Nationaal Herbarium Nederland & Centraalbureau voor Schimmelcultures.
Authors & Co-Authors
Gramaje, David
Spain, Valencia
Universitat Politècnica de València
Agustí-Brisach, Carlos
Spain, Valencia
Universitat Politècnica de València
Pérez-Sierra, Ana M.
Spain, Valencia
Universitat Politècnica de València
Moralejo, Eduardo
Spain, Palma
Universitat de Les Illes Balears
Olmo, D.
Spain, Palma
Laboratori de Sanitat Vegetal
Mostert, Lizel
South Africa, Stellenbosch
Stellenbosch University
Damm, Ulrike
Netherlands, Utrecht
Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute - Knaw
Armengol, J.
Spain, Valencia
Universitat Politècnica de València
Statistics
Citations: 164
Authors: 8
Affiliations: 5
Identifiers
Doi:
10.3767/003158512X626155
Research Areas
Cancer
Genetics And Genomics