<i>Pestalotiopsis biciliata</i>, a new leaf pathogen of<i>Eucalyptus</i>spp. recorded in Italy

Abstract

Abstract The present paper describes new symptoms on Eucalyptus spp. in Central Italy associated with the fungal pathogen Pestalotiopsis biciliata . This fungal species has been previously recorded in Italy on grape associated with fruit rot. Artificial inoculation trials on leaves confirmed the pathogenicity of the fungus to Eucalyptus camaldulensis . P. biciliata is included in the list of Pestalotiopsis spp. responsible for leaf disease on eucalypts worldwide.