Characterization and pathogenicity of Pleurostoma richardsiae causing decline of mango trees in Southern Italy

Mango trees (Mangifera indica) showing symptoms of twig and branch dieback, internal wood necroses, and decline, were surveyed in an orchard in Palermo province (Eastern Sicily, Italy). A Pleurostoma-like fungus was consistently isolated from symptomatic wood tissues. Based on morphology and phyloge...

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