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Severity of chestnut blight disease and the pathogenicity of the causal fungus Endothia parasitica in Greece
Author(s) -
Xenopoulos S.
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
european journal of forest pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.535
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1439-0329
pISSN - 0300-1237
DOI - 10.1111/j.1439-0329.1982.tb01284.x
Subject(s) - biology , pycnidium , fungus , blight , chestnut blight , virulence , pathogenicity , botany , horticulture , microbiology and biotechnology , biochemistry , gene
Chestnut blight in Greece occurred since its beginning in a mild form, causing superficial cankers with callus formation, a low production of pycnidia and very slow distribution, even though the strain of this fungus has shown to be virulent. It was concluded that this mild form of the disease is due to a combination of resistance of the chestnut trees and unfavourable local climatic conditions for the development of the fungus.