Garlic (Allium sativum) is widely cultivated in Serbia, covering more than 7000 ha, mostly concentrated in the northern part of country, Vojvodina Province. During 2016, infected garlic bulbs occurred in storage and warehouses in several localities of Vojvodina Province. Garlic bulbs and cloves...

This beautifully illustrated book, written by botanist Madeline Harley (formerly of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew) provides an invaluable guide to identifying weeds found in the British Isles. The introduction discusses various aspects of weeds, looking at how they are defined, their uses,...

Pantoea ananatis is an important pathogen causing bacterial center rot in onion. Isolated strains from onion soft rot bulbs based on morphological characteristics were tested for hypersensitivity reaction on tobacco. Pathogenic strains underwent some biochemical tests which detected the presence of ...

Lilium leichtlinii (2n=2x=24) is the most commercially cultivated edible lily in Japan, although viral and fungal diseases are severe problems. Triploid L. lancifolium (2n=3x=36), the bulbs of which are also edible, adapts well to the climate in Japan, and feral triploid L. lancifolium plants are...

Oxalis latifolia was a new-found quarantine invasive weed which caused serious damage to horticulture production. Information on the biological characteristics of its invasion and harm was lacking. Study was conducted to determine the effect of soil moisture and sowing depth on the number, weight,...

Asiatic and Oriental hybrid lilies (Lilium sp.) are bulbous ornamentals valued for their flowers. Bulbs of several cultivars of each lily type, imported from the Netherlands, were purchased in spring 2013 from retail nurseries and grown in a cool greenhouse. Additional bulbs were obtained in 2014....

A majority of the bulb onion production in Ankara (Turkey) is in Polatlı, where the crop is stored in more than 80 climatically uncontrolled stores. Five of the stores have a capacity of more than 200 000 tonnes. Storage rots caused by fungi are a serious problem in these stores and a survey of the ...

In July 2013, symptoms of pinkish rot were observed in postharvest Chinese type garlic bulbs collected from Tembleque (Toledo, Spain). Fifty percent of the bulbs displayed symptoms of pink soft rot in at least one clove showing the pink colour along all the flesh. The causal pathogen was identified ...

Bacterial diseases of onion (Allium cepa L.) are serious problems in Poland. In this study bacterial strains were isolated from onion bulbs with soft-rot symptoms. Pathogenicity tests were conducted on onion bulbs and also on tobacco leaves on whose basis twelve isolates were chosen to further...

The EFSA Panel on Plant Health performed a pest risk assessment on Ditylenchus destructor, the potato rot nematode, for the EU. It focused the assessment of entry, establishment, spread and impact on two crops: potato (Solanum tuberosum) and tulip (Tulipa spp.). The main pathways for entry of D....