Quercus ilex may be considered the queen tree of the Mediterranean Basin, dominating
coastal forest areas up to 2000 m above sea level at some sites. However, an increase in …

The long‐term conservation of Mediterranean mixed oak forests is seriously threatened by
the massive mortality of Quercus suber caused by the exotic pathogen Phytophthora …

Aims The importance of soil properties as determinants of tree vitality and Phytophthora
cinnamomi root infections was analysed. Methods The study comprised 96 declining stands …

This article provides a brief overview of the status of Phytophthora diseases in New Zealand
forests. Recent outbreaks of Phytophthora diseases internationally and within these forests …

During a survey of forest stands of holm oak (Quercus ilex) in the Salento peninsula, Apulia
region (southern Italy), the oomycete Phytophthora cinnamomi was found to be consistently …

Forests in Europe are threatened by increased diversity of Phytophthora species, but effects
on trees of simultaneous infections by Phytophthora and ecological consequences of their …

Phytophthora cinnamomi is one of the agents that trigger the decline syndrome in Quercus
spp., this being a serious threat to Mediterranean Holm oak forest sustainability and …

The influence of temperature on germination of Quercus ilex acorns in Phytophthora infested
soils was quantified for the first time. Radicle damage and mortality of Q. ilex seeds …

The oomycete plant pathogen Phytophthora cinnamomi causes a highly destructive root rot
that affects numerous hosts. Integrated management strategies are needed to control P …

In the southwest of the Iberian Peninsula, Phytophthora cinnamomi Rands is causing
irreversible damage to populations of the two most common species of Quercus, the holm …