The studies were carried out to isolate the mango quick decline fungi from mango bark beetle, Hypocryphalus mangiferae S. collected from mango orchards of Nawab pur, Lutfabad and Faiz pur bhatian, Multan, Pakistan. Different life stages of H. mangiferae were collected from diseased mango trees and fungal isolations were carried out from each stage as well as from different body parts (head, tho...

Theobroxide, a novel compound isolated from a fungus Lasiodiplodia theobromae, stimulates potato tuber formation and induces flowering of morning glory by initiating the jasmonic acid synthesis pathway. To elucidate the effect of theobroxide on pathogen resistance in plants, Nicotiana benthamiana plants treated with theobroxide were immediately infiltrated with Pseudomonas syringae pv. tabaci. ...

Since 1996, the primary objective of the New Crop Pathology Program at the University of the Free State has been to conduct a systematic survey of diseases occurring in cactus-pear [Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Miller] orchards throughout the country and to investigate possible relationships between disease-causing microorganisms and various insects, specifically Drosophila sp. Numerous fungal gen...

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