A limited number of fungi can cause wilting disease in plants through colonization of the
vascular system, the most well-known being Verticillium dahliae and Fusarium oxysporum …

Ceratocystis wilt and canker disease has severely compromised the profitability of Acacia
mangium plantations in Southeast Asia. The focus of this review is on Ceratocystis wilt and …

Background Accurate delimitation of plant pathogenic fungi is critical for the establishment of
quarantine regulations, screening for genetic resistance to plant pathogens, and the study of …

The genus Ambrosiella accommodates species of Ceratocystidaceae (Microascales) that
are obligate, mutualistic symbionts of ambrosia beetles, but the genus appears to be …

Thousands of species of ambrosia beetles excavate tunnels in wood to farm fungi. They
maintain associations with particular lineages of fungi, but the phylogenetic extent and …

Associations between fungal tree pathogens and insects have been recognized for at least
100 years. An important group of these fungi, termed 'ophiostomatoid fungi'on account of …

Ambrosia beetles farm specialised fungi in sapwood tunnels and use pocket-like organs
called mycangia to carry propagules of the fungal cultivars. Ambrosia fungi selectively grow …

Ceratocystis wilt disease surveys were conducted in three selected Malaysian Acacia
mangium plantations. These completed surveys revealed the occurrence of the wilt disease …

Bark canker, wood discoloration, and wilting of the duku tree (Lansium domesticum) along
the watershed of Komering River, South Sumatra Province, Indonesia first appeared in …

A canker and wilt disease caused by the fungal pathogen Ceratocystis manginecans has
devastated Acacia mangium plantations in Southeast Asia. The disease develops when the …