Fruit diseases brought on by fungus infestation leads to postharvest losses of fresh fruit. Approximately 30% harvested fruits do not reach consumers’ plates due losses. Fungal pathogens play a substantial part in those losses, as they cause the majority fruit rots and consumer complaints. Understanding fungal pathogenic processes control measures is crucial for developing disease prevention tr...

Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, which causes white mold, is a widespread pathogen. In 2020, new host plant of this fungus, the watercress (Nasturtium officinale) was identified in Hungary an aquaponic system. During cultivation S. sclerotiorum detected on plant, fungus caused 30% yield loss. Fungicides should not be used against fungi systems. Non-chemical methods integrated pest management used. The...

The genus Neofusicoccum is comprised of approximately 50 species with a worldwide distribution and typically associated plants. well-known for the diseases it causes on economically ecologically relevant host In particular, members this are responsible grapevine diseases, such as leaf spots, fruit rots, shoot dieback, bud necrosis, vascular discoloration wood, perennial cankers. Many secondary ...

Understanding the transmission and dynamics of infectious diseases in natural communities requires understanding the extent to which the ecology, evolution and epidemiology of those diseases are shaped by alternative hosts. We performed laboratory experiments to test how parasite spillover affected traits associated with transmission in two co-occurring parasites: the bacterium Pasteuria ramosa...

The taxonomically uncharacterized nematophagous fungus ARF18, which parasitizes cysts, juveniles, and adults of the soybean cyst nematode (Heterodera glycines), was proposed as a nematode biological control agent in 1991. A 46.3-Mb draft genome sequence of this fungus is presented, and a tentative taxonomic identification as a novel species of Brachyphoris is proposed.

Western cherry fruit fly, Rhagoletis indifferens Curran (Diptera: Tephritidae), is a major pest of sweet cherry, Prunus avium (L.) L. (Rosales: Rosaceae), that is conventionally controlled using insecticides. One alternative to the use of insecticides alone for fly control could be fumigation of the fly's overwintering habitat using the fungus Muscodor albus Worapong, Strobel & Hess (Xylariales...

We describe a case of mucormycosis in Lesser Long-nosed Bat ( Leptonycteris yerbabuenae ) caused by Apophysomyces elegans Puebla, Central Mexico. The diagnosis was supported laboratory analysis and necropsy. present the first report fungus wild host; therefore, we indicate that further studies are necessary to understand its infection cycle since this pathogen may risk zoonotic, anthropozoonoti...

The necrotrophic fungus Macrophomina phaseolina is an important pathogen of many crops, such as strawberry, maize, sorghum, potato, soybean, chickpea, and pigeon pea, causes multiple diseases throughout the world. microsclerotia, which are source primary inoculum, play role in survival spread M. phaseolina, well disease initiation development. South Asia has unique characteristics relative to c...