The Invasive Ailanthus altissima: A Biology, Ecology, and Control Review

J Soler, J Izquierdo - Plants, 2024‏ - mdpi.com
Tree of Heaven (Ailanthus altissima (Mill.) Swingle) is a tree native to China which has
invaded disturbed areas in many regions worldwide. Its presence endangers natural …

Back to the roots: a reappraisal of Neocosmospora

M Sandoval-Denis, L Lombard… - … and Evolution of Fungi, 2019‏ - ingentaconnect.com
The genus Neocosmospora (Fusarium solani species complex) contains saprobes, plant
endophytes and pathogens of major economic significance as well as opportunistic animal …

Verticillium wilt caused by Verticillium dahliae in woody plants with emphasis on olive and shade trees

M Keykhasaber, BPHJ Thomma… - European journal of plant …, 2018‏ - Springer
Olive plantations and tree nurseries are economically and ecologically important agricultural
sectors. However, Verticillium wilt, caused by Verticillium dahliae Kleb., is a serious problem …

Inside plectosphaerellaceae

A Giraldo, PW Crous - Studies in mycology, 2019‏ - ingentaconnect.com
The family Plectosphaerellaceae (Glomerellales, Sordariomycetes) includes numerous plant
pathogenic genera and soil-borne fungal species. Ten genera are currently accepted …

Seed Production, Viability, and Reproductive Limits of the Invasive Ailanthus altissima (Tree-of-Heaven) within Invaded Environments

KL Wickert, ES O'Neal, DD Davis, MT Kasson - Forests, 2017‏ - mdpi.com
The success of some invasive tree species is attributed, in part, to high fecundity in the form
of sexual propagules. If invasive trees produce more seed annually than co-occurring native …

Physiochemical responses of Ailanthus altissima under the challenge of Verticillium dahliae: elucidating the decline of one of the world's worst invasive alien plant …

C Pisuttu, E Lo Piccolo, L Paoli, L Cotrozzi, C Nali… - Biological …, 2023‏ - Springer
Natural infections of Verticillium spp.(Fungi, Ascomycota) on Ailanthus altissima have
suggested to consider the biological control as a promising strategy to counteract this …

Scolytus and other economically important bark and ambrosia beetles

SM Smith, J Hulcr - Bark Beetles, 2015‏ - Elsevier
The taxonomy and biology of 12 genera of economically and ecologically important
scolytine bark and ambrosia beetles are described. An overview and full generic …

Field-inoculated Ailanthus altissima stands reveal the biological control potential of Verticillium nonalfalfae in the mid-Atlantic region of the United States

RK Brooks, KL Wickert, A Baudoin, MT Kasson… - Biological Control, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Ailanthus altissima, perhaps the best-known example of an entrenched invasive weed tree
in North America, was introduced to the Eastern US roughly 240 years ago. The biological …

Fusarium oligoseptatum sp. nov., a mycosymbiont of the ambrosia beetle Euwallacea validus in the Eastern US and typification of F. ambrosium

T Aoki, MT Kasson, MC Berger… - Fungal Systematics …, 2018‏ - ingentaconnect.com
Fusarium oligoseptatum sp. nov. was isolated from the invasive Asian ambrosia beetle
Euwallacea validis (Coleoptera, Scolytinae, Xyleborini) and from the galleries that females …