Population structure of Geosmithia morbida, the causal agent of thousand cankers disease of walnut trees in the United States.

The ascomycete Geosmithia morbida and the walnut twig beetle Pityophthorus juglandis are associated with thousand cankers disease of Juglans (walnut) and Pterocarya (wingnut). The disease was first reported in the western United States (USA) on several Juglans species, but has been found more recent...

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Main Authors: Marcelo M Zerillo, Jorge Ibarra Caballero, Keith Woeste, Andrew D Graves, Colleen Hartel, Jay W Pscheidt, Jadelys Tonos, Kirk Broders, Whitney Cranshaw, Steven J Seybold, Ned Tisserat
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4231075?pdf=render