Open AccessFirst report of Gnomoniopsis smithogilvyi causing lesions and cankers of sweet chestnut in the United Kingdom
Author(s) -
Lewis A.,
Gorton C.,
Rees H.,
Webber J.,
PérezSierra A.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
new disease reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.184
H-Index - 4
ISSN - 2044-0588
DOI - 10.5197/j.2044-0588.2017.035.020
Subject(s) - pycnidium , biology , potato dextrose agar , mycelium , conidium , botany , horticulture , inoculation , blight , agar , bacteria , genetics
In late summer 2016 cankers and shoot dieback were detected on a sweet chestnut ( Castanea sativa ) tree (Figs. 1-2) during a survey for chestnut blight ( Cryphonectria parastica ) in southeast England. The tree was part of a two-year-old…