First Report of Neofusicoccum mediterraneum and Neofusicoccum parvum Causing Pine Ghost Canker on Pinus spp. in Southern California

• Published in: Plant disease
• Main Authors: Bustamante, Marcelo I, Lynch, Shannon Colleen, Elfar, Karina, Kabashima, John N, Wood, Rhonda, Neault, Heather F, Rauhe, Madeleine B, Crain, Jeffrey, Lopez, Jasmine A, Penicks, Amanda, Mojica, Humberto, Atkinson, Mike D, Shogren, Christopher, Arreguin, Molly, Chiang, Carissa Frency, Wells, Samuel I, Alarcon, Karen S, Eskalen, Akif
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.07.2023
• Subjects: Fungi; Trees; Ornamentals; forest; Etiology; Crop Type; Causal Agent; woody ornamentals; Subject Areas

, and are important conifer species native to Mediterranean regions that are cultivated in the southwestern United States for landscaping (Phillips and Gladfelter, 1991; Chambel et al., 2013). Among them, Monterey pine ( ) is native to restricted areas of California and Mexico, but it is extensively...