Open AccessLecanosticta acicola : A growing threat to expanding global pine forests and plantations
Author(s) -
van der Nest Ariska,
Wingfield Michael J.,
Janoušek Josef,
Barnes Irene
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
molecular plant pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.945
H-Index - 103
eISSN - 1364-3703
pISSN - 1464-6722
DOI - 10.1111/mpp.12853
Subject(s) - biology , dothideomycetes , genus , taxon , ascomycota , botany , gene , biochemistry
Lecanosticta acicola causes brown spot needle blight (BSNB) of Pinus species. The pathogen occurs mostly in the Northern Hemisphere but has also been reported in Central America and Colombia. BSNB can lead to stunted growth and tree mortality, and has resulted in severe damage to pine plantations in the past. There have been increasingly frequent new reports of this pathogen in Europe and in North America during the course of the past 10 years. This is despite the fact that quarantine practices and eradication protocols are in place to prevent its spread.