English walnut (Juglans regia) has become an important crop in Chile, representing 11.5% of the total area fruit trees, surpassed only by grapevine. As Chilean industry rapidly expands, young orchards are at risk from emergence new fungal diseases. Botryosphaeriaceae and Diaporthaceae fungi have been recognized as main causes wood diseases walnut, with symptoms dieback, canker, blight. In winte...

Withered branch disease is a major threat to the health of forest trees, resulting in death susceptible branches and even whole plant. Botryosphaeriaceae members (e.g., Phaeobotryon spp.) are common pathogenic fungi that cause withered branches, canker dieback symptoms woody plants. This study aimed identify species inhabiting tree with Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China, based on both mo...