Forest Pathology (2013) 43, 340-343

B. Scanu, B.T. Linaldeddu, A. Franceschini, N. Anselmi, A. Vannini and A.M. Vettraino (2013)
Occurrence of Phytophthora cinnamomi in cork oak forests in Italy
Forest Pathology 43 (4), 340-343
Abstract: An increasing decline and mortality of cork oak trees have been recently observed in central Italy and Sardinia Island. Following surveys conducted in three declining cork oak forests, a Phytophthora species was consistently isolated from soil samples collected from trees displaying different level of decline. Based on morphological features, growth rates at different temperatures and analysis of DNA sequences of the ITS region, all isolates were identified as Phytophthora cinnamomi Rands. This pathogen caused large brownish lesions on inoculated freshly cut branches of cork oak. It was re-isolated from all infected tissues. These findings represent the first report of P. cinnamomi on cork oak trees in Italy.
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Database assignments for author(s): Anna Maria Vettraino, Andrea Vannini, Benedetto Linaldeddu, Antonio Franceschini, Naldo Anselmi

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
surveys/sampling/distribution

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Phytophthora cinnamomi	Oak (Quercus)	Italy