Effects of Seasonality and Climate on the Propagule Deposition Patterns of the Chestnut Blight Pathogen Cryphonectria parasitica in Orchards of the Alpine District of NorthWestern Italy
Chestnut blight is the major disease of chestnuts (Castanea spp.) cultivated worldwide for the production of edible nuts. The disease is caused by the pathogenic fungus Cryphonectria parasitica, which infects trees by means of airborne propagules penetrating through fresh wounds on stems and branche...
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MDPI
2022
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