PINE PITCH CANKER (FUSARIUM CIRCINATUM) HISTORY, EVOLUTION, EPIDEMIOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES

• Main Author: Flores-Pacheco, J. A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: Spanish
• Published: Nexo 2017
• Subjects: Forest health; Biocontrol; Slection and genetic improvement; Epidemiology; Stress physiology in plants; Sanidad forestal; Selección y Mejora genética; Epidemiología; Fisiología del estrés en plantas; Hongo; Antarc*; Antarctica; Antártida
• Online Access: https://revistasnicaragua.cnu.edu.ni/index.php/nexo/article/view/4728

The disease called Pine Pitch Canker is caused by the fungus ascomycete Fusarium circinatum Nirenberg et O'Donnell (teleomorph= Gibberella circinata Nirenberg et O'Donnell). It affects numerous species of conifers and to date has presence in all the continents of the world, except Antarcti...