01365nas a2200205 4500008004100000245007000041210006900111260001200180300001400192490000700206520076200213100001300975700002000988700002001008700001501028700001501043700001901058700001601077856006601093 2013 eng d00aOccurrence of Phytophthora cinnamomi in cork oak forests in Italy0 aOccurrence of Phytophthora cinnamomi in cork oak forests in Ital c08/2013 a340–3430 v433 a
An increasing decline and mortality of cork oak trees have been recently observed in central Italy and Sardinia Island. Following surveys conducted in three declining cork oak forests, a Phytophthora species was consistently isolated from soil samples collected from trees displaying different level of decline. Based on morphological features, growth rates at different temperatures and analysis of DNA sequences of the ITS region, all isolates were identified as Phytophthora cinnamomi Rands. This pathogen caused large brownish lesions on inoculated freshly cut branches of cork oak. It was re-isolated from all infected tissues. These findings represent the first report of P. cinnamomi on cork oak trees in Italy.
1 aScanu, B1 aLinaldeddu, B T1 aFranceschini, A1 aAnselmi, N1 aVannini, A1 aVettraino, A M1 aBelbahri, L uhttp://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/efp.12039/abstract