The increasing rate of disease incidence resulting from devastating effects of plant pathogens, limits crop productivity globally, thus affecting food security. The current global population growth with many mouths to feed is dependent on vibrant agricultural productivity. The effects of...

In many European rural areas, agriculture is not only an economic activity, but it is strictly linked to environmental and social characteristics of the area. Thus, sometimes, a pathogen can become a social threat, as in the case of Xylella fastidiosa and olive trees (Olea europaea L.) in Salento....

There is little doubt among agricultural scientists about the gravity of the challenges posed by pests and suboptimal environmental conditions including global climate change, and movement of invasive species to providing sustainably produced food, fodder, fiber and bioenergy for an ever-increasing ...

The recent discovery of Bogia coconut syndrome in Papua New Guinea (PNG) is the first report of a lethal yellowing disease (LYD) in Oceania. Numerous outbreaks of LYDs of coconut have been recorded in the Caribbean and Africa since the late Nineteenth century and have caused the death of millions...

In North America, biomass production of fast-growing trees represents an important forestry and agroforestry practice for bioenergy, bioproducts and phytoremediation. In Canada, imported cuttings are used as the propagation material to establish Short Rotation Intensive Culture (SRIC) of willow....

Pepper veinal mottle virus (PVMV) has been detected in chilli pepper (Capsicum annuum) for the first time on Ishigaki Island of Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. In the early 2010s, leaves of chilli plants (cv. Kahat-ace) developed virus-like symptoms such as rugosity, mosaic, vein banding, mottling,...

Tomato marchitez virus (ToMarV) was observed infecting pepper as a natural new host in Sinaloa, Mexico during the annual growth season (September 2010 to May 2011). Symptoms typical of viral infection consisted of yellow mosaic, upward leaf curling, crinkling, and stunting. The presence of...

Forest pathology, the science of forest health and tree diseases, is operating in a rapidly developing environment. Most importantly, global trade and climate change are increasing the threat to forest ecosystems posed by new diseases. Various studies relevant to forest pathology in a changing...

Since around the 1950s the invasive tree of heaven (Ailanthus altissima (Mill.) Swingle) is spreading in several forests of southern Switzerland. To estimate the implications of the invasion of A. altissima in forests protecting humans and infrastructure from rockfall (protection forests) we...

Typhula blight is a major problem on golf courses where snow cover persists for long periods. The disease is primarily managed by applying a mixture of fungicides in the autumn prior to winter snow cover. The fungicides chlorothalonil and fludioxonil are often included in these mixtures even though ...