"First Report of Fusarium circinatum, Causal Agent of Pitch Canker Disease, from the Roots of Mature Aleppo Pines in California" by M. Garbelotto

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First Report of Fusarium circinatum, Causal Agent of Pitch Canker Disease, from the Roots of Mature Aleppo Pines in California

Plant Health Progress

M. Garbelotto, Department of ESPM-ES, University of California, Berkeley
W. Schweigkofler, Department of ESPM-ES, University of California, Berkeley

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Article

Publication Date

2-18-2007

Disciplines

Forest Sciences and
Plant Sciences

Department

Natural Sciences and Mathematics

Abstract

A rapid decline of Aleppo pines was observed in the parking lot of the Legoland amusement park in San Diego Co., CA. Although Aleppo pine is a known host for Fusarium circinatum, this is the first report describing resin-soaked sapwood lesions in the roots of mature trees. Previous reports on root infections regarded seedlings. The infestation in this location may have begun with infected roots in planted saplings. The persistent infestation at Legoland represents a significant source of inoculum for this pathogen exotic to California.

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M. Garbelotto and W. Schweigkofler. "First Report of Fusarium circinatum, Causal Agent of Pitch Canker Disease, from the Roots of Mature Aleppo Pines in California" Plant Health Progress (2007) ISSN: 1535-1025
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/wolfgang_schweigkofler/29/