Hyperdiverse forests occur in the lowland tropics, whereas the most species‐rich shrublands
are found in regions such as south‐western Australia (kwongan) and South Africa (fynbos) …

Members of the genus Phytophthora are among the most serious threats to agriculture and
food production, causing devastating diseases in hundreds of plant hosts. These fungus-like …

Phytophthora ramorum, causal agent of sudden oak death, is an emerging plant pathogen
first observed in North America associated with mortality of tanoak (Lithocarpus densiflorus) …

Theobroma cacao, the source of chocolate, is affected by destructive diseases wherever it is
grown. Some diseases are endemic; however, as cacao was disseminated from the Amazon …

During 2001 to 2003, the transmission biology of Phytophthora ramorum, the causal agent of
sudden oak death, was studied in mixedevergreen forest, a common forest type in northern …

Forest pathology inherently involves a landscape perspective, because tree pathogens
propagate according to heterogeneous spatial patterns of flow and isolation. Landscape …

Little is known about indigenous Phytophthora species in natural ecosystems. Increasing
evidence, however, suggests that a diverse, trophically complex Phytophthora community is …

Fungi play important roles in ecosystem processes, and the elevational pattern of fungal
diversity is still unclear. Here, we examined the diversity of fungi along a 1,000 m elevation …

Durian is native to Southeast Asia where it is grown commercially. It is also a common
feature of home gardens in rural areas. The durian has been introduced to other tropical …

This invaluable resource introduces the eleven types of organism that cause plant disease,
ranging from higher plants to viroids and describes examples of cash and staple crop …